Impressionistic Small Painting of Woman Sewing with Pot of Flowers old wooden doorstop Just a fun rppc

Just a fun rppc

This beautiful example

I have no idea if the linen is old or was hand-dyed and cut up two weeks ago

this drawing makes me think a bit of the directness and warmth of Alice Neel's portraits

Impressionistic Small Painting of Woman Sewing with Pot of Flowers old wooden doorstop Just a fun rppcA very tender, almost reverent little painting I think, oil on hardboard, of what I take for a woman sewing or mending, and who, dressed all in black, seems quite likely in a state of mourning. I especially love the handling of the potted flowers to her left, looking to me perhaps like a flurry of pale poppies, and the very subtle halo of lighter brown around her. Quiet and lovely. 5 7 8" x 3 15 16" and in very good condition. Signed at lower left but