Beatific Young Boy in Suit with Eyes Closed, 1940s Photomatic, Chicago storefront photo the fantastic old paint on

the fantastic old paint on this rooster makes him worthy of a proud spot on the shelf (and surely there are other things to stick on the posts around the base and through his neck

And then page after page of thread drawings

signed Siku

The fact that the back of the painting notes not the name of the artist but

Beatific Young Boy in Suit with Eyes Closed, 1940s Photomatic, Chicago storefront photo the fantastic old paint onWhat a face, and what a moment captured this child appears as if in as pure a state of rapture as I've ever seen! At first I thought a bit too cute in that little suit and cap, but the more time I spend looking at this the more I am taken it, with his closed eyes and open mouth expressing what feels like a state of pure transcendence. 3 1 16" x 2 5 8", very good condition, June 9, Chicago written on reverse, c. 1940s.