Portrait of a James Joyce-ian Looking Young Man in Hat and Glasses hand-embroidered needle book some a little bigger

some a little bigger

I always keep an eye out for Ballantine cans and related items

So many sorts of old folk art creatures I can't resist

There is one spot of irregularity to the glazing near the bottom of one side

Portrait of a James Joyce-ian Looking Young Man in Hat and Glasses hand-embroidered needle book some a little biggerThis poetic portrait makes me think of James Joyce, not just for the spectacles and mustache and sensitive looking face of the subject, but also for the moody manner of the painting, with subdued palette and that shadow on the wall evoking a sense of a haunted interior life. And yet the pink rising high on his cheeks surely signals great passion, and great things yet to come! I believe the portrait is German, with a note on the back that I believe