SOLD Girl Riding Giant Dog, Wonderful 19th C. American Folk Art Carving with Polychrome Chris Ritter 1950s drawing but not really necessary if

but not really necessary if framed

6 3/4" x 6 1/8"

12 drawings with blank backs

--as if everything one could ever want might be stashed inside

SOLD Girl Riding Giant Dog, Wonderful 19th C. American Folk Art Carving with Polychrome Chris Ritter 1950s drawing but not really necessary ifAnother Rhinebeck find, purchased from a dealer friend from Maine, and which I just felt like I needed to keep company with for at least a brief time. I've handled at least a few late 19th c. naive drawings of young girls riding large dogs (a couple photos included) and as someone who dreams of having a St. Bernard or Mastiff nearly as large as me have a particular penchant for the subject! This is the first time I've seen an American folk art carving