Wonderful 1870s Oil on Board Still Life Painting of Oranges entomology if he had a body

if he had a body

This one really makes me want to host an afternoon tea simply in order to serve from it

The lip is a bit irregular due to the roughness of the clay

And there's a hand my trusty friend

This one measures 8 1/4" tall x 5 5/8" long x 1 3/4" wide

Wonderful 1870s Oil on Board Still Life Painting of Oranges entomology if he had a bodyI am completely taken with this small oil on board still life of a couple of oranges; just a little gem of a painting I think. Initialed and dated at bottom right A. J. B (18)77 I believe I like it even better for the aging of the paint, which has had made the skin of the unsliced orange, especially, feel all the more orange like; just fantastic. And just right set on this simple tabletop, with a loose suggestion of wood grain, against a soft,