Art Nouveau Watercolor Postcard--Young Woman with Web of Hearts mula All were opened long ago

All were opened long ago

I really love the sensibilities this piece brings together: one part Brutalist

Smiley went on to major in painting at Sarah Lawrence College where she received her BA in 1946

3 7/8" across at handle

There are a few light scratches to the wood and a bit of wear around the beak

Art Nouveau Watercolor Postcard--Young Woman with Web of Hearts mula All were opened long agoI am not 100% sure, but it appears the head and arms of the young woman at the center of this postcard MAY have been printed, with the sender then having dreamed up and watercolor painted the rest casting Miss Edith (the recipient of the card) as a diva of sorts, catching hearts in her web and holding them by their "strings." I'd certainly imagine the heart of the sender Eugene, from St. Louis, who signed it (in tiny lettering) and sent it in 1909 was