Cheerful Antique Pansy Painting on Wooden Painter's Palette couple 6" tall x 5" wide

6" tall x 5" wide x 4 3/8" deep

and the figure’s costume particularly seems to suggest Chinese

and it does seem to build up some tension

just enough space to put maybe a secret note or photo inside

and "Century of Progress Exhibition Chicago 1934" on his back

Cheerful Antique Pansy Painting on Wooden Painter's Palette couple 6" tall x 5" wideJust in time for spring, an antique painting on painter's palette of a proliferation of pansies, typically the first annuals of the year which always feel like a cheery welcome of to me. I really love the folkiness of these particular pansies, which together amount to what feels more like a festive riot than a careful arrangement just right! And someone really cared about either this palette or this painting, as there is a very careful mend (plug) in