Pierre Albert Leroux Drawing of French Soldier at Camp, 1908 fine art I think there is almost

I think there is almost nothing more beautiful than old wooden tool handles

is any indication

but I'd be much more inclined to hang it or display it so that it will remain beautiful for many years to come

and the backside is pretty terrific too

Signed Italy and numbered on the bottom

Pierre Albert Leroux Drawing of French Soldier at Camp, 1908 fine art I think there is almostI purchased this and a few other pieces Pierre Albert Leroux (1890 1959) from a dealer in France that I found online; I think I saw this one first, and just fell in love with its immediacy, and perhaps especially the rendering of the seated cross legged next to his campfire int he background! While I might have guessed that he was self taught, I have learned that Leroux, born in Versailles, trained under Academic history painters Fernand Cormon and