Vintage 1950s Portrait of a Girl - Oil Pastel on Cloth - circa 1953 Germany refrigerator dish chop plates

chop plates

the petty cares and disappointments of the hour

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Katharine is featured second from bottom

this almost-antique yellow floral platter bears all the exuberance of a newly established springtime day

Vintage 1950s Portrait of a Girl - Oil Pastel on Cloth - circa 1953 Germany refrigerator dish chop plates{HISTORY} There's something so compelling in the details of this vintage portrait. It's tough to decide what exactly warrants a second, third and fourth look. Is it the superior skill level executed in the clothing, the subtle shading in the bright blue eyes, or the labored determination to get her hair framed just right around her face? Signed in pencil with initials that look to be STA or SFA and dated Germany 1953, most likely this was the work of