Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels red-orange with its smooth surface and

with its smooth surface and gracefully curved lip

This complete set of five

they have a nice weight and substantialness--with not a chip or crack on any of them

this piece by Andersen Design Studio

The ferrule (the wooden head to which the bristles attach) is stained a very dark brown

Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels red-orange with its smooth surface andThis hatted and bespectacled man reminds me rather of James Joyce a smart, serious, and quite sensitive young man. And I find this drawing, which appears to have been rendered on the back of a white paper receipt or wrapper, so romantic, conjuring visions of early 20th century European cafe life I can just see Dutch artist Willem Klijn sitting quietly in the corner by a window, dashing off this sketch while lively intellectual banter rises all around