M&W, Morgantown & Wheeling Train with Coal Car, c. 1910s Folk Painting on Linen Carabinieri Every inch of the finished

Every inch of the finished side is decorated

I love this

A listed artist

) Late 19th century I believe

I love how each color of paint wore/wears differently

M&W, Morgantown & Wheeling Train with Coal Car, c. 1910s Folk Painting on Linen Carabinieri Every inch of the finishedI really love this painting, with a wonderful warmth and richness to the palette that makes it feel illuminated by late afternoon light. From what I've been able to dig up, I believe this M&W is for the Morgantown and Wheeling Railway, a historic coal hauling short line railroad in West Virginia which despite its name never reached Wheeling, only operating west from Morgantown to Brave, PA, between 1913 and 1923, and from what I can tell it was