C. 1940s American Crayon Co Wooden Box of 36 Fat White Freart Chalk Sticks in Sawdust carved sword There is a small dab

There is a small dab of white paint on the frame at lower left

I purchased this and a second painting (of the SS Martha’s Vineyard) at an auction in New Hampshire

but I am not an expert in dating samplers

Done in graphite + charcoal/pastel on natural/tan paper

I've been thinking lately about the potential eroticism of landscapes

C. 1940s American Crayon Co Wooden Box of 36 Fat White Freart Chalk Sticks in Sawdust carved sword There is a small dabI'm a real sucker for a box full of white chalk, to my eye a perfect found object that I would be disinclined to disrupt. This is first I've found with very fat white chalk, and with every single stick in place, original sawdust packed around them. A minimalist sculpture, a box of creative potential, a feat of product packaging. In wooden crate with jointed corners and smart looking American Crayon Company paper label: Freart for Free Expression Work