Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village - 2 of 2 Zanfirico screwed into the doorstop itself

screwed into the doorstop itself

but I have found no other like it

and handy for holding pins and needles

It is no surprise

This little Austrian masterpiece is for sure among my very favorites I've seen

Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village - 2 of 2 Zanfirico screwed into the doorstop itselfI'm really smitten with this sweet little "naive" pencil drawing of a hillside village, one of two in the shop that came from a larger collection of drawings executed by the artist on a Grand Tour encompassing Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Norway. I love everything about it, especially the way the various structures are spaced out and snuggled together, with that great drop downhill at the far right It was done in the 1880s, about the same time that