Antique Brush with Turned Handle and Old Gold Paint mid-century graphic design There is not a whole

There is not a whole lot out there about Renate Scheer Kalkofen (1935-2013) who created this print (a 4 color screen print I believe) in 1961

I like that he's got nothing more than a tiny blue dot for an eye and red one for the nose

black nose

I'd love it filled with a a couple of tall flowering branches or a few huge Asiatic lilies

perhaps Chinese inspired but a one of a kind thing

Antique Brush with Turned Handle and Old Gold Paint mid-century graphic design There is not a wholeI love an old brush, and the old gold paint on the ferrule of this one just struck me as especially lovely. The black painted turned wooden handle is pretty nice too, with a hole near the end to thread a ribbon through should one wish to hang it. There is a little bristle loss on one side (horsehair I believe) but the rest of the bristles are tightly held and tapered to give it a beautiful shape. 9 3 4" l x 1 3 4" in diameter at ferrule. Late 19th