Mixed Media Antique Folk Art Sandpaper Painting of Gentleman wooden mask really a pretty thing

really a pretty thing

finger pointing ahead

or whether this particular set consists of mixed (though obviously matching) pieces

It measures 4 3/8" tall with the lid on and 2" in diameter

Mixed Media Antique Folk Art Sandpaper Painting of Gentleman wooden mask really a pretty thingI took a chance on this one, which I purchased online from a seller who did not know anything about it I was just immediately taken with the evocativeness of the portrait, which immediately reminded me of the powerful portraits of South African born, Amsterdam based contemporary artist Marlene Dumas. I should have guessed, as is the case, that the softness and mystery of it is due to the fact that it is a sandpaper painting a technique popular in the