Peaches and Grapes, Antique Folk Art Oil on Board Painting ancient greek from spring daffodils to fall

from spring daffodils to fall mums

) I love the very long points

I love the no fuss boldness and clarity of this old hand-painted sign

but this is really a lovely old cut paper hand

Peaches and Grapes, Antique Folk Art Oil on Board Painting ancient greek from spring daffodils to fallA nicely atmospheric old oil on board painting of a pair of dangling peaches and a bunch of grapes. The tall narrow shape of the board is somewhat unusual, and I must say the vertically oriented composition with strategically arranged hanging fruits makes me wonder whether this wasn't meant as a nod to a nude torso of a woman?! Maybe that's just me, or maybe it was subconscious or maybe it was a very deliberate visual metaphor! Whatever the case, I