Moody 1939 French Watercolor of Chateau in Countryside butter stamp looks very much like a

looks very much like a wrestler or strong man to me

ink and watercolor on laid paper

13 1/2" long x 1 5/8" x 1 1/2"

4" x 1 5/8" x 1 1/2"

most famous for his New Yorker cartoons

Moody 1939 French Watercolor of Chateau in Countryside butter stamp looks very much like aThere are handwritten notes in French on the reverse side of this watercolor, dated May 1939, which identify the subject as the facade of Chteau d'Annecy (a castle in the old French town of Annecy) and suggest it was painted on the spot, in stormy weather, contributing to what the writer describes as a bit of a sinister quality. And indeed, I like this watercolor for its moodiness, making the structure feeling like a character in a gothic novel, and