Modernist Gouache Painting on Paper of Woman in Bedroom hanging sign gorgeous patina but no chips

gorgeous patina but no chips

which I am loving for their finely etched designs

7 7/8" tall x 7" wide x 3/8" thick

Sewn onto the linen at lower left is a piece of ruled paper signed by an Emma Merkesell

Modernist Gouache Painting on Paper of Woman in Bedroom hanging sign gorgeous patina but no chipsThis painting on paper, gouache I believe, is one of my favorite Brimfield finds, which I removed from an unsuited frame, in part to look for, but not to find, a signature. (The unpainted border is the paper itself; the painting is not mounted to a backing sheet.) I think it's wonderfully done, and wonderfully mysterious not quite sure what is going on here?! It appears as if our nude might be about to light, or to extinguish, the lamp beside her bed