Basket of Strawberries Painting on Tin in Grain Painted Frame fashion assisted by a contingent of

assisted by a contingent of soldiers

some paint/text loss primarily on two of them

but they also make nice party favors

one patched from behind

I've learned there were a number of different Stanlo sets produced

Basket of Strawberries Painting on Tin in Grain Painted Frame fashion assisted by a contingent ofSummer may be nearly over, but dreams of a basket of freshly picked strawberries never cease, and I love the super graphic pop of this painting. It was done on tin, painted on very smooth, flat black the ground. The subject and manner of the painting, and the frame in which it appears to have lived for quite some time, make me think late 19th c., though in remarkably good condition, with just a very little bit of craquelure and light surface