Fruits as Protagonists, Pear and Grapes In Landscape, 19th Century Pastel in Original Frame ceramic bell sturdy and very sound

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Fruits as Protagonists, Pear and Grapes In Landscape, 19th Century Pastel in Original Frame ceramic bell sturdy and very soundI don't always go for old folk art pastel drawings, but I love the almost surreal aspect of this one, with this large pear and bunch of black grapes positioned amid a landscape as if they were human in scale, like the protagonists in some small drama perhaps heading together (and they certainly do feel like a couple!) toward the blue sky in the distance! And doesn't it just seem like the pear is the one who is going to take the lead, while those