Perfect Patina, Earlyish 20th C. Graphite Drawing on Toned Paper, Yielding Very Excellent Moon Face black heart " by Edward Johnston

" by Edward Johnston

(Plus of course I like that the clock perpetually reads 4:02 or so—corresponding to just a beat after I always post new listings

documented in the photos

the slightly darker ones and the painted ones are almost paper thin—but all are bone

4 3/8" l x 1 3/4" w x 2 1/8" t

Perfect Patina, Earlyish 20th C. Graphite Drawing on Toned Paper, Yielding Very Excellent Moon Face black heart " by Edward JohnstonI have to say I'm pretty obsessed with this drawing, to my eye made a hundred times better by what seems to be a chance stain toning, which turned the graphite drawing of the features of a face it into a face on the moon. Perhaps I'm wrong and the drawing was made after the discoloration, but I really don't think so. Just so right, including for this punched edge on a second piece of paper to which it was attached, and a penmanship practice exercise