Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels jardiniere and the print seems in

and the print seems in very good condition

or anywhere else it might come in handy

making it feel massive despite its diminutive size

a mythological creature considered a guardian figure in Japanese culture and a popular subject in Japanese papier-mâché

or just hung as ornaments here and there

Willem Klijn Pencil Drawing of Man in Hat and Glasses, 1910, Brussels jardiniere and the print seems inThis hatted and bespectacled man reminds me rather of James Joyce a smart, serious, and quite sensitive young man. And I find this drawing, which appears to have been rendered on the back of a white paper receipt or wrapper, so romantic, conjuring visions of early 20th century European cafe life I can just see Dutch artist Willem Klijn sitting quietly in the corner by a window, dashing off this sketch while lively intellectual banter rises all around