Western Beauty, 19th C. Theorem Painted Apple arithmetic well worn and wonderfully primitive

well worn and wonderfully primitive

keeping the figure grounded

This wonderful cyanotype does invite filling in a backstory

but for the seam up one side having lost and inch or two of stitching at the top

but this is by far the most beautiful I've seen (the border

Western Beauty, 19th C. Theorem Painted Apple arithmetic well worn and wonderfully primitiveI love a theorem watercolor, and I love and apple, and even better with a handwritten annotation identifying it as a Western Beauty! 19th c., bright and crisp, just as an apple should be, in a roughly period frame with hanging loop at top. Framed: 9 1 8" x 7 1 4". Sight: 7" x 5". Very good condition, with one light stain at upper right, in the shape of an apple slice!