Bubble Blower and Ballerina, Curious c. 1920s Ink Over Graphite Drawing Adirondack painting More things dug from piles

More things dug from piles

with just a bit of separation between the cutter edges where they meet at the belly of the bird

Clipped left corners as evident

but when I purchased this one at an antiques store in New Hampshire was told that with bristles this long it is actually a clothes brush

and a cutout at the center of the top for easy carrying

Bubble Blower and Ballerina, Curious c. 1920s Ink Over Graphite Drawing Adirondack painting More things dug from pilesThis drawing is one of two ink over graphite drawings, clearly by the same person, listed today, which I like for their curiousness, and for the women who are their subjects, who look quite self possessed and perhaps possessed of special powers, too! Here it looks like our woman at top may be blowing a man into existence? I love the abracadabra sort of gesture of her one hand, while the other steadies this long pipe. And then a ballerina seeming to