Small Antique Folk Art Portrait Painting of Poe-esque Man in Black contemporary studio pottery Among the most singular animal

Among the most singular animal faces I've seen I'd say

often puzzles or rebuses

She also makes me think of the all of the carved marble books of the 19th into early 20th c--here with a full blown statue to which the book is attached

including a couple with drawn on faces

8 1/4" l x 5 1/4" t x 3 3/8" d

Small Antique Folk Art Portrait Painting of Poe-esque Man in Black contemporary studio pottery Among the most singular animalGreat face, looking a bit like Edgar Allen Poe, or at least as full of anxiety as so feeling quite apt for the moment! I'm forever on the hunt for small antique paintings that pack a big punch, portraits most of all hard to find, and what a lot of personality to this one, with the black ground just right. 10 1 2" x 8 1 2". Signed what looks like E. F. Carr on the back of the canvas, with "No. 5" above. Oil on canvas. A few scratches to his face, which