Antique Sepia Toned Rattlesnake Photograph Lawrence ma and fabulous little watercolored vines

and fabulous little watercolored vines

I love the dramatic moodiness of this old (1953) caricature drawing of a young man--or perhaps young woman

Late 19th/early 20th century I believe

The colors in images are fairly close to accurate but part of what really makes these prints great is the visceral effect of layered and overlapping forms and colors best understood when viewe in person

with incised round eyes on either side of the head and a shell pattern on his back

Antique Sepia Toned Rattlesnake Photograph Lawrence ma and fabulous little watercolored vinesI can't imagine encountering a rattlesnake and doing anything other than quietly backing away, but some brave soul managed to take this photograph long ago. It was mounted on card, and then much more recently someone taped it to cream paper, from which is is easily removed. I really like how closely cropped the the image is just barely containing the snake and amplifying a sense of immediate danger! Photograph measures 2 7 8" x 1 3 4". As mounted: 6"