Redheaded Woman in Fur Old Folk Art Wooden Doorstop tabletop structure Graphite on board

Graphite on board

that little face

Early 20th century I believe and nicely aged

it exemplifies Hintz's interests in irregularities of texture

Redheaded Woman in Fur Old Folk Art Wooden Doorstop tabletop structure Graphite on boardThere are a lot of old handmade wooden doorstops out there, but this is the first I've seen painted with a woman like this one, who most definitely seems capable of holding any door in place, though it does really feel that one should be opening the door for her! I especially love her red hair and wide hat, and the lines of her fur trimmed cape, which themselves seem to gesture: open, open! 7 7 8" t x 4" w x 3 7 8" w. A little paint loss but overall