Pierre Albert Leroux Ink and Watercolor of French Officer on Horseback football tethered by wire

tethered by wire

This hand-thown vessel is stamped on bottom and measures 5

and also  as wonderful objects to hold in the hands

it is composed of matchsticks: burned at their tips

4 3/8" long

Pierre Albert Leroux Ink and Watercolor of French Officer on Horseback football tethered by wireI purchased this and a few other pieces by Pierre Albert Leroux (1890 1959) from a dealer in France I found online I just fell in love with the sense of intimacy they lend to their official, uniformed subjects (including this horse, which looks like quite an old soul to me) and no fuss manner in which they were done. While I might have guessed that he was self taught, I have learned that Leroux, born in Versailles, trained under Academic history