Eroded Eagle Silhouette on Bentwood Panel madonna I think 1915

I think 1915

historically been known in English as Lapps or Laplanders

Rendered in this pointillistic manner

Camden Town

Note the very sweet figure drawn in the window and little shoot to the left just below him

Eroded Eagle Silhouette on Bentwood Panel madonna I think 1915Maybe this birch panel once formed the back of a chair, or wrapped the front of a podium or column I'm really not at all sure. It looks that there was once an eagle cut of wood or paper that was attached to the front of it, leaving this impression behind when it was lost. I of course am attracted to the effect aesthetically as well as conceptually, a bit of a haunting thing. 21" x 12 3 4" x 3 1 2 deep on the curve. Pretty rough condition, which is