James Bone, "Being Van Gogh", Black Ink Drawing, 1940s mid-century figurative pottery Overall very good condition except

Overall very good condition except for a hole on underside

It is carved on both sides with a vase or urn at center

is solid wood (does not open)

They measure approximately 4 1/2" x 2" x 1" deep

Handmade in Taxco

James Bone, "Being Van Gogh", Black Ink Drawing, 1940s mid-century figurative pottery Overall very good condition exceptFrom a second batch of drawings by the prolific and ever inventive Chicago artist James Frederic Bone (1929 2015), this is an early one, done in late 1940s, possibly while he was a grad student. Bone titled it "Being Van Gogh" on the reverse, which I have a feeling was done many years later as a bit of a commentary on the influences and aspirations of his younger artist self. Regardless, I think its a pretty great drawing, evoking all the romanticism