Lovely 19th C. Crossing Rose and Tulip Watercolor ww11 others are more cerebral

others are more cerebral

Each measures approximately 5 1/2" diameter x 7/8" tall

and CH-Town (for Charlottetown

There's a warm patina on the brass

are typically used for painting on porcelain

Lovely 19th C. Crossing Rose and Tulip Watercolor ww11 others are more cerebralI am finding it hard to resist antique floral watercolors these days perhaps in part for knowing that the loveliness of spring blooms exploding everywhere at the moment will soon be gone, and indeed these paintings always feel a bit like momento mori. And the white of the rose and rose buds on this one are so pale as to almost disappear against the cream colored paper, making it feel perhaps all the more so. But the crossing of the two blooms and