Arthur Tilo Alt Childhood Watercolor Drawing of Firetruck, Germany, WWII era mermaid What I know is that

What I know is that this came from a collection of watercolors mostly of water by a young woman of means that included views captured in Italian Lakes

not including fringe

I'm not sure if the ends were eaten or just worn away

it is reminiscent of pottery of the arts and craft movement

Signed "Maya" on the underside

Arthur Tilo Alt Childhood Watercolor Drawing of Firetruck, Germany, WWII era mermaid What I know is thatThis is one a second batch of watercolor drawings I've purchased by Dr. Arthur Tilo Alt (1931 2019) a scholar and professor of German in Yiddish language and literature in the Judaic studies program at Duke University which came from his estate in Younsgsville, NC. Born in Java, Indonesia, Alt's family returned to their native Germany in 1933, where Tilo grew up in West Berlin, ultimately moving to the U. S. in 1956 to study at the University of