Poodle and Kittens, Oh My --C. Late 19th C. Oil on Canvas After Carl Reichart in Original Frame miners with a bit of paint

with a bit of paint loss as evident

To my eye a beautifully primitive

with glowy full moon and one ship sailing along in the distance

but much more about ambiance and mystery

One end of the corkscrew-like section is no longer a complete loop

Poodle and Kittens, Oh My --C. Late 19th C. Oil on Canvas After Carl Reichart in Original Frame miners with a bit of paintI found this one in Maine in the immediate aftermath of an April snowstorm (carrying a flashlight through an antiques store, as the power was out!) And so perhaps I was especially susceptible to the charms of a fluffy poodle and basket of kittens but really how could I ever say no?? The oil on canvas painting is late 19th c. I believe, done after "Los Amigos de Poodle" by Austrian artist Carl Reichert (1836 1918) the image of which would have