Tevye the Milkman Watercolor Drawing 20th century white on the sides

white on the sides

5ʺw × 5ʺd×5 1/2ʺh

with a few small hairline cracks around the neck of the crane on side 1 and one scrape to the surface of the lower section of the planter on side 2

I got my passion for it from her

between the top and bottom of the handle

Tevye the Milkman Watercolor Drawing 20th century white on the sidesIf I had to collect only one thing, it would be drawings. Like nothing else, a drawing has the capacity to cut to the chase and nail a truth with alacrity, concision and charm. Like this one! (Technically a watercolor, yes, but I think constitutionally a drawing.) For one occasionally guilty of dramatizing the weight of one's own responsibilities, this tender portrayal of an almost comically burdened figure serves as a gentle reminder to laugh at