Lovely Old Stone Fruit Pair of Pears (nicely bruised!) 1977 an artist who I believe

an artist who I believe worked and taught in  North Carolina

but I think the maybe the outlines of the the image were printed

assisted by a contingent of soldiers

from roots to branches to leaves to fruit

6 5/8” tall x 2” wide

Lovely Old Stone Fruit Pair of Pears (nicely bruised!) 1977 an artist who I believeSince finding an exquisitely bruised looking old stone fruit peach, I've been on the hunt, with a very particular eye to what I'm looking for. This pair of pears looking like maybe a Bartlett and and Anjou completely fits the bill! Beautiful form, great color, very pear like bruising, nice wooden stems they look positively ready to slice up and put on the cheese board. I do believe old stone (marble) fruit, like clay marbles and bone domino, have