Antique Oil on Linen Painting of Pink Roses Against Deep Aqua athletics and sweet chip carved borders

and sweet chip carved borders on both sides

The wonderfully painted

The cap shows some age and a couple of dings

The dog appears to be leaping toward a ball or globe

I love the humbleness of it

Antique Oil on Linen Painting of Pink Roses Against Deep Aqua athletics and sweet chip carved bordersThe intense blue green ground of this old oil on canvas painting of pink roses is what makes it for me, giving it a sort of otherworldly feel and transforming it from a pretty floral painting into something much moodier. The unstretched canvas shows some wear, which in this case feels to me exactly right, and I'd be included to hang it on the wall from a couple of pins to the top corners, just as it is. 11 3 4" x 8 1 8. Late 19th early 20th century I