Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass shading study wonderfully weathered

wonderfully weathered

At the center of each form is a subtle flesh color

3/8" diameter

And what a terrific bull it is

through to his opening to the J

Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass shading study wonderfully weatheredPhotos really don't do justice to this one. The board itself is gorgeously painterly green gouache or watercolor on cream paper or board, with a pencil drawn outline around the perimeter, and thin black ink lines around each square. It was set in a heavy, solid wood frame (oak I think), with glass over top, and I believe used to play on this way quite a lot! The glass shows a (to my eye) wonderful pattern of surface scratching over the green (but not