Atmospheric Antique Oil on Wood Panel Seascape Painting, Framed Austrian book adding to its Japanese feel

adding to its Japanese feel

This is an early set

not visible depending on how one positions it

but even better when housed in this great looking old slide top box with "Stencil Outfit" stenciled on the lid

Like nothing else

Atmospheric Antique Oil on Wood Panel Seascape Painting, Framed Austrian book adding to its Japanese feelI have be come so much interested in the patina on old paintings, becoming at least as much about their object hood as the image they portray. And my favorite of all is old pool paintings on wood panel; there is just an atmospheric ness and luminosity about them that is its own very special thing. This 19th century seascape is a case in point. Plenty of scattered paint loss (with underpainting showing through), which could be seen as detracting, but I