Bubble Blower and Ballerina, Curious c. 1920s Ink Over Graphite Drawing harry monk bird carving Just so right

Just so right

Stable and structurally sound and sits up perfectly on its bottom fin

and specifically action scenes playing out directly on the page--just about as direct a line into the imagination as exists

A bit of minor paint loss visible on the white of snow in a couple of patches

in original polychrome

Bubble Blower and Ballerina, Curious c. 1920s Ink Over Graphite Drawing harry monk bird carving Just so rightThis drawing is one of two ink over graphite drawings, clearly by the same person, listed today, which I like for their curiousness, and for the women who are their subjects, who look quite self possessed and perhaps possessed of special powers, too! Here it looks like our woman at top may be blowing a man into existence? I love the abracadabra sort of gesture of her one hand, while the other steadies this long pipe. And then a ballerina seeming to