Lips in the Corner, Antique Graphite Sketch 1920s hooked rug 4 5/16 x 4 3/8

4 5/16 x 4 3/8 and in very good condition

exposing ripples and folds

with some loss of paint which I think rather adds to their charm

Great for arranging in all sorts of ways--painterly and sculptural and very modernist

With what looks like a painted mountainous backdrop behind them all

Lips in the Corner, Antique Graphite Sketch 1920s hooked rug 4 5/16 x 4 3/8I found this loose along with some other papers accompanying a 19th century note filled with geometric perspective drawings. Of a different ilk than the others, but someone was clearly studying rendering. And while of course I'd love to see the page filled with a hundred sets of lips, there is something rather satisfying about the four mouths clustered at one corner, as if just whispering in one's ear! Graphite on wove, with general light wear a bit