Tower of Soap, Antique Mounted Photo of Epicierie Window Display, Quebec photo portrait A very sweet one

A very sweet one

graphite on laid paper

The box looks to be stamped FLEMISH on the underside

with hands hovering over the action below as if controlling it

" If this just seemed like a metaphor for the electoral college that would be one thing

Tower of Soap, Antique Mounted Photo of Epicierie Window Display, Quebec photo portrait A very sweet oneThis is a nice large photo; one doesn't need to squint to see the fantastical and rather precarious looking tower of packaged soap and soap flakes and maybe signs too piled high in the storefront window of this epicierie. Fun, and an homage to cleanliness if I ever saw one, as well as a wonderful embodiment of the fine art of shop window display. Stamped what looks like J. O Dubui Victoriaville, Quebec at lower left. Overall: 13 7 8" x 11 7 8". Photo: