Wolf Chasing Deer in Forest, Old Folk Art Painting on Wood Panel primitively carved native to south-west China

native to south-west China

what a striking

Just pretty

and orange next to their toes and tails

I'd think mid 20th century or so though am not entirely certain

Wolf Chasing Deer in Forest, Old Folk Art Painting on Wood Panel primitively carved native to south-west ChinaThis is one of a pair of paintings I found together yesterday in Maine, clearly done by the same person and I think equally terrific. (The other is a little larger.) I assume it is a wolf chasing these two deer, both of whom show a bit of red paint on their front legs, whether documenting or foreshadowing their fate I am not sure, but certainly lending a sense of urgency and vulnerability. I love the use of white paint outlining their lower bodies,