Wolf Chasing Deer in Forest, Old Folk Art Painting on Wood Panel Native American ceramics and recesses on the interior

and recesses on the interior that cradle the free floating glass

and with the seaweed beautifully arranged into a large cross

This is a terrific old turned wood box in near perfect condition

The iron is rusty and will flake a bit when handled

4 1/2" tall x 3 1/2" diameter

Wolf Chasing Deer in Forest, Old Folk Art Painting on Wood Panel Native American ceramics and recesses on the interiorThis is one of a pair of paintings I found together yesterday in Maine, clearly done by the same person and I think equally terrific. (The other is a little larger.) I assume it is a wolf chasing these two deer, both of whom show a bit of red paint on their front legs, whether documenting or foreshadowing their fate I am not sure, but certainly lending a sense of urgency and vulnerability. I love the use of white paint outlining their lower bodies,