Lonely "Butt" at Sea, Perfectly Spare, Punny and Also Rather Existential Feeling Old Snapshot Photo vintage danish knabstrup plus silver glitter on top

plus silver glitter on top

and possess a boldness and confidence that make me think it was done by quite an accomplished artist

or images of home and a woman or family there

very dark graphite on lightly lined paper with original vertical center crease and two embossed marks near top

I purchased three of these from a seller whose mother had gifted him many varieties of frogs and toads over the years

Lonely "Butt" at Sea, Perfectly Spare, Punny and Also Rather Existential Feeling Old Snapshot Photo vintage danish knabstrup plus silver glitter on topI actually first loved this for the beauty of the water and loneliness of this bobbing post (I think a navigational marker, but perhaps a dinghy sighted straight from the rear view?) Then I looked closer and saw the simply painted "BUTT." Which made me laugh. And seems just right in many ways. 5 1 4" x 3 5 8". Excellent condition, sharp and crisp, c. 1940s.