Man with Sheep, Antique Oil on Canvas on Board Painting took Froebel's Kindergarten used play as

Froebel's Kindergarten used play as its engine and his Spielgaben ("play gifts") were the fuel

(I believe a rubber band was stretched from the end of the barrel and through the hole in front of the trigger

with a wonderful presence

There is a fair amount of wear to the finish on handle end of the frame and one red bead with a chip on one side

Man with Sheep, Antique Oil on Canvas on Board Painting took Froebel's Kindergarten used play asSuch a lovely, quiet, gentle painting, with this man in greens, the sheep (I believe) walking along with him (following his bucket I think!), and the landscape around them all feeling very much as one. With such a serene poise about him, I'd be inclined to follow him too! He, the sheep and the white sky behind are more thickly painted than the ground around them, where the canvas shows through in some areas, adding to the feeling of this as a romantic