Ship and Castle, Old Folk Art Oil on Wood Panel Painting de la fontaine fables and could probably also be

and could probably also be hung horizontally with a little effort

and the tension between them

The hand-forged large nail itself of course is beautiful

This manner of beading was introduced to Gujarat in the 19th century by merchants

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Ship and Castle, Old Folk Art Oil on Wood Panel Painting de la fontaine fables and could probably also bePart of what I love about this oil on wood panel painting is its succinctness: just a ship sailing across the sea toward a castle on the coast. Perhaps at sea for quite a long time and just about to achieve its destiny, or perhaps it will sail on by, as that fortress looks rather formidable! (And, indeed, it seems a bit like a metaphorical dual between darkness and light, progress and stasis, going on here.) Late 19th early 20th c. I'd think and