Pierre Albert Leroux Ink and Watercolor of French Officer on Horseback unusual broom Hand-formed

Hand-formed

The loom itself was made expressly to perform its function: two of the pieces of wood were notched to allow the other two to lock squarely on top of them

which I think just adds to its charm

I purchased three of these from a seller whose mother had gifted him many varieties of frogs and toads over the years

It's nice and substantial

Pierre Albert Leroux Ink and Watercolor of French Officer on Horseback unusual broom Hand-formedI purchased this and a few other pieces by Pierre Albert Leroux (1890 1959) from a dealer in France I found online I just fell in love with the sense of intimacy they lend to their official, uniformed subjects (including this horse, which looks like quite an old soul to me) and no fuss manner in which they were done. While I might have guessed that he was self taught, I have learned that Leroux, born in Versailles, trained under Academic history