Heartbreaking "No One To Love" Antique Ink Drawing futuristic drawing and a bit of irregularity

and a bit of irregularity to their forms

it could certainly be put to use in all sorts of ways

What a face on this fabulous little folk art cat

they also remind me a bit of Louise Bourgeois spiders

Heartbreaking "No One To Love" Antique Ink Drawing futuristic drawing and a bit of irregularityThis breaks my heart, but I love it so much and really in significant part for exactly that reason. In the text at the bottom, its maker misspelled "thee" as "the", but I've figured out it reads: I can not give the(e) up, with all thy faults I love the(e) still." And on the reverse: "No one to love." And then this poor fellow, flowers in hand, standing at the doorstep of the one he loves, who does not seem especially eager to open the door and let him