Ethel Esme Church 1923 Dramatic Portrait of Very Dramatic Looking Man! vintage New York public schools he was one of the

he was one of the few Impressionist* artists of the Southern states

which one barely notices

with very little paint loss

Nothing prettier than a peony

The zig zag design on both interior and exterior is striking

Ethel Esme Church 1923 Dramatic Portrait of Very Dramatic Looking Man! vintage New York public schools he was one of theWhat drama ! have to think our man in black top hat was a magician, looking as if he himself is about to disappear in a cloud of smoke with a wave of his cape! Between his orange eyes and lips and his white hair and brows, he also seems perhaps to have been been albino, making him all the more striking looking. The Ethel Esme Church who painted this was, I believe, more commonly known as Esme Church (18931972), a British actress and theatre director,