Giant Snowman Against Orange Sky with Trees and Houses, Charles Rabin Painting c. 1970s keramik jug Hearts on tramp art pieces

Hearts on tramp art pieces always make me happy

who looks a bit lonely but still hanging on to what looking like a little smile

2nd quarter 20th century I might guess

but it does look like there is some writing on the flip side just barely showing though along the bottom

Darwall received his BA in art history from Harvard and a Master's in education from RISD

Giant Snowman Against Orange Sky with Trees and Houses, Charles Rabin Painting c. 1970s keramik jug Hearts on tramp art piecesThis is the latest in a series of paintings by self taught artist Charles Rabin (1897 1983) that I have turned up on by one in various places, each time feeling an immediate spark from them before I consciously realize who did them. This one I found in Pennsylvania, and it drew me like a magnet from across the room with its strangeness and that glowing sky! I take the large figure for a snowman, all white with black hat and scarf, sort of floating