Geometry and Delight, Marvelous c. 1870s-80s Folk Art Graphite Drawing of House with Hovering Bird Buckminster fuller which one couldn't improve upon

which one couldn't improve upon even with a whole lot of trying

and also perhaps embodying transformation

one of them a bit twisty

as is his shadow-self on the reverse

13 3/8" l x 7 1/2" tall (not including nail)

Geometry and Delight, Marvelous c. 1870s-80s Folk Art Graphite Drawing of House with Hovering Bird Buckminster fuller which one couldn't improve uponA number of drawings this week, all of which I love a lot, but this is the exact sort of drawing I am perpetually seeking to find, making my heart beat very fast! C. 1870s 80s I believe, I'd guess Pennsylvania, very dark graphite on lightly lined paper with original vertical center crease and two embossed marks near top, to either side of center. A folk portrait of a very specific house, surely its maker's own or one nearby, but with the zealousness