Very Large Antique Pen and Ink Bull Portrait in Period Frame framed hair art 4 3/8" t x 1

4 3/8" t x 1 3/4" w x 1 5/8" d and in excellent antique condition

the shelf just the right depth

both in mint condition

Framed as I found him in an old wood frame which I think suits him well

with their sculptural forms and interesting color palettes—and the surface of these is wonderfully alligatored to boot

Very Large Antique Pen and Ink Bull Portrait in Period Frame framed hair art 4 3/8" t x 1When I spotted this bull from quite a distance in Vermont this past week, I had two immediate thoughts. First, its scale and pen work made with think of Spencerian drawings minus all of the calligraphic flourishes which seems right when rendering the proud head of a bull! Second, as someone who spent many years living in Kansas City, I thought this one really should find a home in the midwest, perhaps ideally on the wall of an old school steakhouse,