At Ease, with Hanging Pots, Esther Pressoir 1930s Signed Ink on Paper Drawing of Two Figures cynics calendar This particular sort of German

This particular sort of German Mosaic blocks sets

which I'll take it as standing tall for democracy

small loss to bottom left corner of paper

now showing primarily a combination of soft gray and gold

Both short ends are stencil painted "black"--perhaps indicating it once held black tea

At Ease, with Hanging Pots, Esther Pressoir 1930s Signed Ink on Paper Drawing of Two Figures cynics calendar This particular sort of GermanOne of two more today, both drawings, by Esther Estelle ("Stella") Pressoir (American, 1902 1980). I knew nothing of Pressoir when I plucked these at Brimfield, but what a delight it has been to learn a bit about her, and Stella's star is most definitely on the rise. Assistant Professor of Theory and History of Art and Design at the Rhode Island School of Design Suzanne M. Scanlan's recently published Esther Pressoir: A Modern Womans Painter situates