Elsie Zimmerman's Grackle (I believe!), c. 1930s School Watercolor antique American watercolor set with painstakingly hand-painted brick and

with painstakingly hand-painted brick and graphite details

Baby Ruth approx 4" x 1 1/2"

The mat on which the watercolor floats looks a bit pinkish in photos but is cream/neutral

at odds with the careful linearity of the rest

and seems quite a spirit of independence captured in this watercolor

Elsie Zimmerman's Grackle (I believe!), c. 1930s School Watercolor antique American watercolor set with painstakingly hand-painted brick andOne of two watercolor birds by the same young Elsie Zimmerman whose watercolored color chart I've also listed today. I'll never say no a naive bird drawing of this sort no fuss, just good, with a certain elegance and sense of resolve, too. I think this is a Common Grackle based on the combination of blue head, black body and yellow eyes. 11 5 8" x 9 1 8", very good condition, c. 1930s.