Despairing Woman and Steeples with Tiny People, Double Sided Graphite Drawing 18 Naef blocks in his long mustache and

in his long mustache and tall black boots

There's a lot of folk art vessels with faces

I'm guessing this was taken about c

and for that hair (

3 7/8" across at handle

Despairing Woman and Steeples with Tiny People, Double Sided Graphite Drawing 18 Naef blocks in his long mustache andHard to decide between the two sides of this drawing, which clearly came out of a c. late 19th c. sketchbook corresponding to a series of drawing lessons. I love the very despairing, open mouthed expression on this classically inspired woman, looking as if wailing (as so feeling especially apt for the moment!) but then these three steeples, animated (I have to think at the whim of the draw er, bored with following instructions) with wonderful tiny