Hand-carved Reclining Nude Draped in Bedsheets women in boat only noticeable with close inspection

only noticeable with close inspection

shows some spotting

including perhaps a low budget Sci-Fi film

I’ve been finding especially lovely ones of the English Coast

and the bird that appears on one side

Hand-carved Reclining Nude Draped in Bedsheets women in boat only noticeable with close inspectionI don't know a thing about the origins of this carved sculpture (which I don't think photos quite do justice), but I think it is pretty terrific. My guess is that it is American, and her face and fantastic mane give it a late 60s early 70s feel to me, but I am really not sure. I love the way her hair wraps around all three sides of the sculpture, echoed by the deeply carved lines of the sheet draped over and around her. But perhaps what I love most