William Charles Palmer 1940 Pen and Ink "Cephalopoda" Drawing New England farm and with quotation written vertically

and with quotation written vertically in pencil on the back

Otherwise excellent condition

maybe her mother was Sue Kotosh

25”l x 1

homely pair

William Charles Palmer 1940 Pen and Ink "Cephalopoda" Drawing New England farm and with quotation written verticallyThis is an original pen and black ink drawing by William Charles Palmer (signed and dated 1940 right above "Cephalopoda") executed on rice paper, then cut and mounted to white laid paper. I really love how old and dark and briny it feels, like something straight out of Jules Verne, and I imagine it may indeed have been done as an illustration for a book or publication about sea creatures, though am not certain. Palmer (1906 1987) was born in Des