Hugely Empathetic Old Jointed Wooden Elephant mid-century drawing This could be easily repaired

This could be easily repaired

one ring fitting inside the other

and every year (and every stain) has I think just made it better

I've found one other example out there very similar to this one down to the details of the engraving (that one housed in a Masonic museum

which can be found at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden

Hugely Empathetic Old Jointed Wooden Elephant mid-century drawing This could be easily repairedTo my eye a total charmer, purchased from a wonderful dealer from my neck of the woods who shares my great love for these sorts of things. For me this captures all of the awkward lunkiness of an elephant to perfection, with the just the right matte gray paint for the body, enhanced with cream for the tusk and a bit of very gesturally drawn black for the ears on both sides. LOVE. 7 3 4" x 5 3 4" t. Perhaps a bit of loss to the tail and tusk but only