Elsie Zimmerman's Sweet Bird (Blue Flycatcher?) Watercolor, PA, c. 1930s antique folk art portrait with a good weight to

with a good weight to it

textures make this feel as much like sculpture as a functional object

There is some some cracking where the composition covering the body meets the painted wooden legs and a bit of scuffing and paint loss here and there

And I just implored with all my heart that you take pity on my soul

which make it a good week in my book

Elsie Zimmerman's Sweet Bird (Blue Flycatcher?) Watercolor, PA, c. 1930s antique folk art portrait with a good weight toOne of two watercolor birds by the same young Elsie Zimmerman whose watercolored color chart I've also listed today. I'll never say no a naive bird drawing of this sort no fuss, just good, and this one feeling quite tender to me. I'm not a bird expert; an image search suggests a Hill Blue Flycatcher? Whatever the case, this particular bird feels very gentle:) 9 1 8" x 6", very good condition, c. 1930s I believe.