Mid-Century Pastel Brazilian Landscape by Tatiana McKinney - 1 of 2 hand-painted dog with the knife useful not

with the knife useful not just for opening letters but also for sharpening the pencil

unusual for this type of item

is in fact packed in pretty tightly and not really threatening to come apart

Approximately 5" in diameter x 2 3/4" tall

There are a few small dents in the brass

Mid-Century Pastel Brazilian Landscape by Tatiana McKinney - 1 of 2 hand-painted dog with the knife useful notThis is one of a pair of large c. 1950s pastel drawings by Tatiana McKinney (1909 2008) I have in the shop and they are both truly luminous. In a lush palette of soft greens, blues, grays and black, both render mountainous Brazilian landscapes in a manner that feels extremely confident and entirely resolved these really have gravitas, and would command any space in which they are hung. Really, really nice. McKinney grew up in Russia, where she studied