Vintage Painted Folk Art Carving of Blonde Woman with Bright Red Lips pip and matches framed by joyfully zig zagging

framed by joyfully zig zagging lines to either side

MA estate of an artist

though I have not been able to put a finger on the precise origins of the genre

and quite the dandies

This is the second of two decks of lovely antique French Gatteaux playing cards I recently purchased from a seller in France

Vintage Painted Folk Art Carving of Blonde Woman with Bright Red Lips pip and matches framed by joyfully zig zaggingI love this woman, including for feeling like she has been around the block, and around the block again. She makes me think a bit of Laura Dern in Wild at Heart, and of the mother in Shameless, and she's definitely got a bit of the mermaid and a bit of the country western singer to her too. And a bit of the figurehead; I imagine her mounted to the dashboard of a classic 1970s car, guiding the way forward (perhaps in the wrong direction.) 7 5 8" x 4 3