James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 hand-woven rug I love this piece as

I love this piece as much as a sculpture as a vase

the exaggerated hands with individuated fingers

red and white paper surface

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James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 hand-woven rug I love this piece asI love most anything trompe l'oeil but especially one achieved with such a small and simple gesture as this one, which gives the lovely little British seascape a clever twist. The seascape watercolor was actually cut out and mounted to the backing paper, with frame then painted around it, which adds another layer i. e., was the illusionistic turned corner at the top left corner and pin at lower left a later addition, or was the seascape always