The Inundation: Or Mother and Offspring, Victorian Era Pencil Drawing, Framed chain links all signed and dated on

all signed and dated on the backs

another with a photo of a wonderfully serious looking older couple

This one is the older of the two I am listing

with minor smudges/light stains around the edges and a bit of very light creasing or just light mark to the paper along the left edge

and a pretty magical portrayal of the universe

The Inundation: Or Mother and Offspring, Victorian Era Pencil Drawing, Framed chain links all signed and dated onIt seems to me that there are many ways to read this wonderfully executed antique graphite drawing of mother and pups trying to survive a horrible flood (including perhaps as a commentary on the endless demands of motherhood) and it feels super resonant at the (rather apocalyptic feeling) present moment as we confront one "inundation" after another. The cuteness of the puppies gathering with mom on her doghouse raft mitigates things a bit, but I find