Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village - 2 of 2 Zanfirico It is signed 683 Italy

It is signed 683 Italy in yellow-orange on the bottom

At some point it must have been a thing to repurpose old wooden spools this way

Some wear to the gold trim around the edges and some rusting to the stands

as documented in photos--largely only noticeable under bright light and magnification

It is no surprise

Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village - 2 of 2 Zanfirico It is signed 683 ItalyI'm really smitten with this sweet little "naive" pencil drawing of a hillside village, one of two in the shop that came from a larger collection of drawings executed by the artist on a Grand Tour encompassing Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Norway. I love everything about it, especially the way the various structures are spaced out and snuggled together, with that great drop downhill at the far right It was done in the 1880s, about the same time that