Moody 1939 French Watercolor of Chateau in Countryside Native American ornament Just outside the frame of

Just outside the frame of the photo to the left would be the crowded boardwalk above

evincing the sense of it creating quite a wake as it swims along

which was carefully hand-cut and slides in beautifully executed tight grooves on either side

with a rough upper edge from where it was sewn and some scattered spotting

Moody 1939 French Watercolor of Chateau in Countryside Native American ornament Just outside the frame ofThere are handwritten notes in French on the reverse side of this watercolor, dated May 1939, which identify the subject as the facade of Chteau d'Annecy (a castle in the old French town of Annecy) and suggest it was painted on the spot, in stormy weather, contributing to what the writer describes as a bit of a sinister quality. And indeed, I like this watercolor for its moodiness, making the structure feeling like a character in a gothic novel, and