Ship and Castle, Old Folk Art Oil on Wood Panel Painting wooden nautical dial Excellent condition and super sturdy

Excellent condition and super sturdy

the final instruction that 2 whistles or bells shall always mean BACK

I can say it very functional

this would look great in all sorts of contexts

and creating a nice dynamic between rendered portrait on one side and reflected (self) portrait on the inverse

Ship and Castle, Old Folk Art Oil on Wood Panel Painting wooden nautical dial Excellent condition and super sturdyPart of what I love about this oil on wood panel painting is its succinctness: just a ship sailing across the sea toward a castle on the coast. Perhaps at sea for quite a long time and just about to achieve its destiny, or perhaps it will sail on by, as that fortress looks rather formidable! (And, indeed, it seems a bit like a metaphorical dual between darkness and light, progress and stasis, going on here.) Late 19th early 20th c. I'd think and