[Original Art]: "Smoke and Chew Navy Tobacco. C.W. Gail & Ax, Baltimore"

by [RHEAD, Louis]

$1,800 · Offered by Between the Covers

Unbound. Gouache with watercolor on paper. Unsigned. Measuring 5.25" x 11.25". Mounted on cardstock with a grass-cloth background. One stable short tear at the top right, else near fine. The gouache depicts two blacksmiths hammering away, one smoking (and we presume the other one is chewing). Rich navy blue background..... More

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