Lovely 19th C. Crossing Rose and Tulip Watercolor ww11 There's a warm patina on

There's a warm patina on the brass

The photo is a bit dark

then flipped and started in from the other

others are more cerebral

A couple of small cracks to the black lacquer of the interior

Lovely 19th C. Crossing Rose and Tulip Watercolor ww11 There's a warm patina onI am finding it hard to resist antique floral watercolors these days perhaps in part for knowing that the loveliness of spring blooms exploding everywhere at the moment will soon be gone, and indeed these paintings always feel a bit like momento mori. And the white of the rose and rose buds on this one are so pale as to almost disappear against the cream colored paper, making it feel perhaps all the more so. But the crossing of the two blooms and