Green Cat and Tussling Kittens, Marvelous 19th C. PA Naive Watercolor in Period Frame alaskan eskimo with a nice surface patina

with a nice surface patina

also unattributed

It features three beautiful concentric ribbed bands around both top and bottom

While one sees more complex paper weavings

over fantasy castle on the horizon

Green Cat and Tussling Kittens, Marvelous 19th C. PA Naive Watercolor in Period Frame alaskan eskimo with a nice surface patinaPure love. I paid a good bit for this one Pennsylvania, late ish 19th c. I believe, likely done by a schoolgirl but there was no way I could walk away from it, and I'll be very glad to keep it for myself That green cat! And those kittens! I am not sure if another (purple) kitten at left, or perhaps a little hen (?) with either a ball, or an egg (!) at its feet. To my eye, this is just about the purest embodiment of the joys of a naive folk watercolor