Pierre Albert Leroux Ink and Watercolor of French Officer on Horseback football There is a tiny bit

There is a tiny bit of warping to the lid such that is closes a hair short of flush on the left side

a bit of aging/darkening to the grass on the exterior and couple of lost stitches

and also  as wonderful objects to hold in the hands

and then the lush dark green strokes and swirls on top of it

it is composed of matchsticks: burned at their tips

Pierre Albert Leroux Ink and Watercolor of French Officer on Horseback football There is a tiny bitI purchased this and a few other pieces by Pierre Albert Leroux (1890 1959) from a dealer in France I found online I just fell in love with the sense of intimacy they lend to their official, uniformed subjects (including this horse, which looks like quite an old soul to me) and no fuss manner in which they were done. While I might have guessed that he was self taught, I have learned that Leroux, born in Versailles, trained under Academic history