Woman with Bowl of Fruit (After Alfredo Ramos Martinez), Ink, Graphite Watercolor on Paper carved toy dagger an old repair visible from

an old repair visible from the backside

beautiful old dry wood patinas

and feels like a old

One sees hand-colored engravings in this manner (Bertuch et al) but quite a different thing in watercolor

Woman with Bowl of Fruit (After Alfredo Ramos Martinez), Ink, Graphite Watercolor on Paper carved toy dagger an old repair visible fromI found this small painting at a shop in central MA and just thought it was great, including for how non plussed this woman looks to be about holding up this bowl of fruit forever! It took me a bit of research to realize that it is after a painting by Mexico born painter and muralist Alfredo Ramos Martnez who lived and worked in Mexico, Paris, and Los Angeles, is considered by many to be the 'Father of Mexican Modernism,' and painted many portraits of