Ethel Esme Church 1923 Dramatic Portrait of Very Dramatic Looking Man! vintage New York public schools it must have labeled something

it must have labeled something of great value--perhaps a portion of a property for sale

he was one of the few Impressionist* artists of the Southern states

with the pin holding them very tight

which one barely notices

Nothing prettier than a peony

Ethel Esme Church 1923 Dramatic Portrait of Very Dramatic Looking Man! vintage New York public schools it must have labeled somethingWhat drama ! have to think our man in black top hat was a magician, looking as if he himself is about to disappear in a cloud of smoke with a wave of his cape! Between his orange eyes and lips and his white hair and brows, he also seems perhaps to have been been albino, making him all the more striking looking. The Ethel Esme Church who painted this was, I believe, more commonly known as Esme Church (18931972), a British actress and theatre director,