Fish Among Rocks, Edwin Stetson's Old Carved and Painted Folk Art Plaque parlour game and a fantastic surface too

and a fantastic surface too

singularly charming

and carved with a couple of dimples to make it look just a tiny bit soft

with some more saturated brish stokes above the apple

so one could assume he's waving hello and goodbye

Fish Among Rocks, Edwin Stetson's Old Carved and Painted Folk Art Plaque parlour game and a fantastic surface tooThis one was proudly signed by Edwin Stetson on reverse, which includes another drawing of a fish, and then another "Ed" for good measure. I think it's just terrific, very naive and also transcendent, with shallow relief carving giving a bit of dimension to the fish and chunky rocks below. I love the patch of white at top, distinguishing sea from sky, and the painterly treatment of this great green and yellow fish against deep blue. 6 1 8" x 4" x 3