1931 Ink and Watercolor Seascape with Ships Signed C. Friburgh fabric covered book so that it wants to

so that it wants to be set near the edge of the table or shelf or pedestal such that the end of the tail almost grips the ledge like a hook

with wear and some dryness/light cracking to the wood (which I have not touched)

stable and sound and not very delicate

And the black of his gown against the baby blue is pretty great too

This book has be through A LOT

1931 Ink and Watercolor Seascape with Ships Signed C. Friburgh fabric covered book so that it wants toI have not been able to identify the C. Friburgh who signed this watercolor, which surprises me some, as it is very finely done. Photos don't give a great sense of the richness of the sea itself, which was painted with hundreds of fine brushstrokes in a range of blues and greens, which make it feel as if we're out in very deep waters witnessing the scene. And then these wispy white clouds popping against the tan board, which it feels as if the sails