Yellow House with Sailboat, Charming Old Folk Art Painting on Wood Panel snowman painting but I prefer to think

but I prefer to think they were done individually

The drawing sold as found

I can find no examples of his syllabic signature to compare this one to

The lion has a small chip to one front paw and the higher a hairline split down one hind leg and both no longer have tails

but I haven't been able to figure out their maker

Yellow House with Sailboat, Charming Old Folk Art Painting on Wood Panel snowman painting but I prefer to thinkBetter in person, and just a great smallish painting, on wood panel, late 19th c I would guess, with the yellow house feeling very New England and reminding me of watercolor houses from early mid 19th c. math notebooks. Excellent blues for the water and sky bright but soft feeling too, especially with those white clouds and pink in the distance. And a toy sailboat bobbing along out front. Super. 12 x 9 1 8" and in great condition, with an eye hook for