Man with Knife and Rifle, Dog with Head Turned, Large Paper Print Photo wooden snack with face ineffectual wave

ineffectual wave

I trust that is true

tried mighty hard to copy those letters

late 19th/very early 20th century

Man with Knife and Rifle, Dog with Head Turned, Large Paper Print Photo wooden snack with face ineffectual waveThis one is all about atmosphere, and attitude, for me. I love portraits of people and their dogs, and quite a pair these two, with this fellow looking rather renegade to me. I find the gesture of the dog's raised and turned head the hinge of the whole image: turned as if to register the man's expression and to have an eye on the position of his gun! while also exposing neck and chest in what feels like a vulnerable way. 10" x 6 3 8". Paper print,