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Description
Set of three pages from a homemade calendar. Each page has some verses, and a watercolour illustration by B. Murphy, an unknown but talented artist. Based on text and provenance, assuming Canadian.
NOVEMBER This is the month of sunrise skies intense with molten mist and flame out of the purple deeps arise colours no painter yet could name
B. MURPHY Oct.31, 1923
(Nice watercolour of tree by stream, leaves turned brown and red)
For Auld Lang Syne I send to you, a Christmas Greeting warm and true
B. MURPHY Dec 9,1923
(Nice watercolour of candle in window)
My Christmas wish is on the wing that Christmas Day will surely bring the very best of everything to you my dear old friend.
B. MURPHY Dec 10,1923
(Nice watercolour of trees in a winter countryside, sun in background)
Done on thicker stock paper.
Paper is very toned. Two holes at top where mounted. Some missing bits of paper not affecting content
12” x 9”
