Trees and Walls and Path, Mysterious Feeling Antique Oil on Camphored Wood Panel ceramic plate playing at marbles

playing at marbles

which looks to be a scald mark and could have done the trick

continental European

There are three fine decorative lines around the body of the pitcher

dates to 1850 or so

Trees and Walls and Path, Mysterious Feeling Antique Oil on Camphored Wood Panel ceramic plate playing at marblesThis old oil on wood panel painting, better and more atmospheric in person, completely does it for I love a painting of a path leading into the distance to begin with, but this one manages to evince a feeling of mystery in its emptiness, almost making me this of a De Chirico. With these elegant stone walls, and pop of acid green to the bush near center, which leads the eye right to the curve in the road. Just excellent. And with now much mellowed gold