Ripe and Overripe Fruit, Satisfying Antique Still Life on Artist Board porcelain dish "Just Make it Moxie for

"Just Make it Moxie for Mine" piece (which was encased in a plastic slip) at a recent estate sale because I loved the graphics on the cover so much

At the bottom is a handwritten comment by an instructor affirming Francess' accomplishment: "very nicely and carefully drawn

from which it could be removed with a couple of snips

Tonally rich and in very good condition

and that one appears to once have had some gilding on its front paws too

Ripe and Overripe Fruit, Satisfying Antique Still Life on Artist Board porcelain dish "Just Make it Moxie forThe luminous orange of this antique oil on board still life drew me like a magnet from a distance I thought at first oranges, but now I'm thinking maybe peaches, or even apricots? Whatever the case, perfectly complemented by the abundance of deep plum fruits surrounding them small plums I think (the right sort of greens) looking as they've just been plucked. Then this well bruised banana in front of them, lending a sense of momento mori to it all