James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 hand-woven rug the exaggerated hands with individuated

the exaggerated hands with individuated fingers

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000 American women  served in the WAAC and WAC during World War II

the "Broomfield" scrawled at the bottom I believe refers to the location of the drawing- a hamlet in Wiltshire

with the lids adding another 1

James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 hand-woven rug the exaggerated hands with individuatedI love most anything trompe l'oeil but especially one achieved with such a small and simple gesture as this one, which gives the lovely little British seascape a clever twist. The seascape watercolor was actually cut out and mounted to the backing paper, with frame then painted around it, which adds another layer i. e., was the illusionistic turned corner at the top left corner and pin at lower left a later addition, or was the seascape always