C. 1840s Very Unusual Cactus Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame antique bookplate engraving This one is dated 1884

This one is dated 1884 and was done by a Louise Meyer

who is generally interpreted as representing Marine

with three different concave areas that feel as if custom shaped in order to accommodate the tight squeeze of a hand (mine quite exactly

with what I believe is a pretty recently done matte around it

C. 1840s Very Unusual Cactus Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame antique bookplate engraving This one is dated 1884I'm fairly obsessed with this one first for how unusual it is to find a 19th c. theorem painting of a cactus, and especially for the marvelous treatment of the cactus itself, in this very Arts and Crafts feeling palette and with an almost Cubist feeling to the faceting of that dusty rose color, product of the use of stencils. And with the gradated application of the watercolor lending this wonderful softness to the whole thing. Glorious. Framed: 5 3 8