Alpine Flowers in Vases, c. 1920s-40s Bavarian Oil on Canvas Still Life with Mountains maine kiln works and I interpret the image

and I interpret the image as a woman's face in profile

with the arms replaced at some point it appears

and  especially this wonderful black dog at her side with tongue hanging out

and really find it deeply satisfying

Not a masterpiece but nicely atmospheric and rather transportive I think--and I really like how precisely

Alpine Flowers in Vases, c. 1920s-40s Bavarian Oil on Canvas Still Life with Mountains maine kiln works and I interpret the imageI believe this oil on canvas painting is Bavarian with a view of the Alps in the background. I really like the combination of floral still life and mountainous landscape together in one painting, and with the couple of fallen floral sprigs nodding to the momento mori aspect of still life painting, too. Not a great masterpiece, but lovely, and a nice one to live with I think, and with a bit of a wistfulness to it that feels just right. 14" x 10 3 4",