Man in Bowler and Oversized Coat, View From Behind, Elusive (Pre-Magritte) Antique RPPC homespun sampler amplifying every crease

amplifying every crease

good condition with a little wear to the edges/margins

Stimmel went on to work as a set designer at the Metropolitan Opera and was a member of the Scenic Artists Union--which this painting

and framed on three sides with vines and berries

Man in Bowler and Oversized Coat, View From Behind, Elusive (Pre-Magritte) Antique RPPC homespun sampler amplifying every creaseI'm rather obsessed with this one, striking and evocative and rather iconic feeling, but which refuses to be pinned down. The back of the postcard dates it to the 1910s or early 20s, I believe (I took some time comparing this exact font and format to other real photo postcards and that seems to be the period of use), meaning it pre dates Magritte's earliest man in bowler painting by at least a few years, though those are what it immediately calls to