Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1977, 2nd of Two middle eastern treen box The set included a platform

The set included a platform with a springboard lever which would launch the figures into acrobatic action

Really a lovely piece

Framed it measures 13 3/4" long x 12 7/8" tall x 7/8" deep

This is a gorgeous vintage handmade pine wood box—I believe technically a knife or utensil box

Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1977, 2nd of Two middle eastern treen box The set included a platformI knew when I found this drawing (and a second listed separately) sent as a Christmas card to artist Lois Gross Smiley, at whose estate sale I found itthat it was somethingand I was right! This is the work of Vaclav Vytlacil (1892 1984), a major figure in the emergence of American modernism. Vytacil co founded the American Abstract Artist Group, the predecessor of the New York School Abstract Expressionism, and his now highly valued paintings are in