Francesca Seulitrinic 1927 Ink and Pencil Reclining Nude antique hand-carved box in a wooden bottomed box

in a wooden bottomed box rather than a cardboard one (though the top half remains only as a piece of cardboard over top

1870s or so--is so finely done

Lots of paint loss but structurally sound with staples holding tight

There is a round bit nailed to the inside of one hand

Cylindrical boxes such as this

Francesca Seulitrinic 1927 Ink and Pencil Reclining Nude antique hand-carved box in a wooden bottomed boxI've found some other works and mentions out there of Francesca Seulitrinic, who signed and dated this drawing in 1927, including the fact that she studied at the Art Students League, and later established the Francesca Seulitrinic Art Education Fund, which has funded programs at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis. I just fell in love with this drawing immediately, which feels as relaxed and joyful and confisdent as the nude herself looks, just