Mixed Media Antique Folk Art Sandpaper Painting of Gentleman funny I've watched a few of

I've watched a few of these "Fraction Learner" sets pop up online and always thought they were simply gorgeous

is pretty amazing too

and some staining to the horsehair bristles

likely 1900s-20s

Or perhaps it was used for storing tobacco

Mixed Media Antique Folk Art Sandpaper Painting of Gentleman funny I've watched a few ofI took a chance on this one, which I purchased online from a seller who did not know anything about it I was just immediately taken with the evocativeness of the portrait, which immediately reminded me of the powerful portraits of South African born, Amsterdam based contemporary artist Marlene Dumas. I should have guessed, as is the case, that the softness and mystery of it is due to the fact that it is a sandpaper painting a technique popular in the