Man About to Hike Over Cliff c. 1880s Pencil Drawing antique clacker not flaws) with one clean

not flaws) with one clean tear or maybe just a crease near the end of her hair

9 3/8" long

super sincere public radio or PBS book club hosts

and became a central figure in several aid-to-artist programs prior to the Federal Arts Project under the WPA created in 1935

with some white paint drips on the branch that I'm guessing resulted from the process of creation

Man About to Hike Over Cliff c. 1880s Pencil Drawing antique clacker not flaws) with one cleanThis old pencil drawing is packed with semi hidden details I see a man's profile in the top rock, and the profile of a dog in the one to its right (and maybe also an embracing couple just underneath it), and then there is a signature and date hidden in the shrubbery at the bottom. I might guess there is some social political commentary going on here too, as our man, a hunter I'd think though he also looks a bit like a soldier appears poised to walk