Red Valerian and Honeysuckle British Watercolor on Linen and Board vintage wooden circus set upturned beaks

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Red Valerian and Honeysuckle British Watercolor on Linen and Board vintage wooden circus set upturned beaksDecorative in the very best of ways, and with all of the loveliness of spring, this early 20th century British watercolor juxtaposes Red Valerian, painted on linen gauze, with honeysuckle, rendered on a larger board to which the former is mounted. I think the dark gray cut paper border around the linen is the absolutely perfect detail, and the juxtaposition and interplay between the two about as graceful and elegant as could be. Early 20th century and