1941-42 French Froebel-esque School Notebook Full of Cut Paper Designs cigar box desk making our rather Mona Lisa-esque

making our rather Mona Lisa-esque subject appear a bit more like Duchamp's L

and hard to beat the surface on the polychrome

but one that makes this especially special

which I would assume are small chips incurred through use

Too pretty to resist

1941-42 French Froebel-esque School Notebook Full of Cut Paper Designs cigar box desk making our rather Mona Lisa-esqueMy personal favorite find of the week, this one came from a seller in France, completed by a Roland Vigneron 1941 2. Not sure what grade young Roland was in when he did this, but it definitely feels Froebel kindergarten inspired, with can array of cut paper weavings and forms adhered to its pages, all executed in what I find quite a sophisticated, and also very French, sort of palette. Primarily abstract shapes and patterns achieved through