Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village with Church vintage whist marker a souvenir from Coney Island

a souvenir from Coney Island circa 1950s

but I think one could give it a little love by rubbing it with a bit of mineral oil or butcher block cream

All of these signs of age in this case I think only contribute to the wonderful aura of this lovely little painting

There is a bit of a tendency of round boxes like this to warp as the wood expands and contracts

and comes off entirely

Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village with Church vintage whist marker a souvenir from Coney IslandI'm really smitten with this sweet little "naive" pencil drawing of a hillside village, one of two in the shop that came from a larger collection of drawings executed by the unknown artist on a Grand Tour encompassing Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Norway. I love everything about it, perhaps the way the row of trees march neatly up the hill behind the village most of all, punctuated by a cross at the very top, but also those tiny benches, all those