Mary Baker's Yellow House and Flowers, Crayon Drawing, 1917 signed Inuit sculpture I purchased it from a

I purchased it from a dealer who had purchased it

I am perpetually leafing through antique school books in hopes of finding exactly what this one delivers--and was pure joy to discover

and so have become increasingly selective about the ones that excite me--and this is one of those

Embossing Co Color Cubes

Mary Baker's Yellow House and Flowers, Crayon Drawing, 1917 signed Inuit sculpture I purchased it from aThis is one of several crayon drawings done by a Mary Baker, a couple of them signed, and one dated 1917, surely done when miss Mary was in grade school. It looks to me like a cemetery to the right of the yellow house, with old tree in between, perfectly counterpointed by these fenced beds of exuberant flowers in the foreground, so good. 8 1 4" x 5 15 16" and in good shape, with a small fold to lower right corner.