Lovely 19th C. Crossing Rose and Tulip Watercolor ocarina love letters

love letters

with light wear and a few small dings and paint loss here and there

Naturally at home amid Mid-Century decor

I know from the seller that this one was found in the attic of a Boston estate

to its wonderful antique primitive character

Lovely 19th C. Crossing Rose and Tulip Watercolor ocarina love lettersI am finding it hard to resist antique floral watercolors these days perhaps in part for knowing that the loveliness of spring blooms exploding everywhere at the moment will soon be gone, and indeed these paintings always feel a bit like momento mori. And the white of the rose and rose buds on this one are so pale as to almost disappear against the cream colored paper, making it feel perhaps all the more so. But the crossing of the two blooms and