Antique Oil on Linen Painting of Pink Roses Against Deep Aqua turquoise glaze and a couple of scratches

and a couple of scratches near top center of the sky (see detail photos)--neither particularly visible when inside the frame

signed at lower right

There is one hairline crack just to the surface near the lip and an old

though am not entirely sure)

I think an antique hand-drawn x-mas postcard makes a pretty perfect gift

Antique Oil on Linen Painting of Pink Roses Against Deep Aqua turquoise glaze and a couple of scratchesThe intense blue green ground of this old oil on canvas painting of pink roses is what makes it for me, giving it a sort of otherworldly feel and transforming it from a pretty floral painting into something much moodier. The unstretched canvas shows some wear, which in this case feels to me exactly right, and I'd be included to hang it on the wall from a couple of pins to the top corners, just as it is. 11 3 4" x 8 1 8. Late 19th early 20th century I