19th C. Graphite Drawing, Man On Path Through Dense Woods, Durham CT 18th century bookplate Postmarked 1917 on reverse

Postmarked 1917 on reverse

clear and very readable

with nice craquelure to the black paint on the box

but I love the form

with initials carved into the wood on one side

19th C. Graphite Drawing, Man On Path Through Dense Woods, Durham CT 18th century bookplate Postmarked 1917 on reverseI love the feeling of wildness in this late 19th c. graphite drawing, making the march ahead for our man with cane iseem like a long and arduous one. But one can see a little house and maybe a church with steeple too on the far horizon, beckoning, and so he sets forth. Feels like a metaphor for all of life to me, though I also like the specificity of "Durham CT" declared at the bottom. And on the reverse, simply "23 years." 10 1 4 x 7 5 8 and in good