Saint Joseph with Baby Jesus and Anima Sola, c. Late 19th C. Santos Painting on Wood Panel distressed metal sign This is not my typical

This is not my typical sort of find

which now read like Fred Sandback (one of my favorite artists ever) sketches

inky blue glazing over cream slip both rustic and refined

Schneeman showed at the Holly Solomon Gallery from 1976 through 1982

In one direction

Saint Joseph with Baby Jesus and Anima Sola, c. Late 19th C. Santos Painting on Wood Panel distressed metal sign This is not my typicalSaint Joseph witj baby Jesus was a common subject of santos paintings, with the child often holding a globe, as here, and Joseph with a lily blooming staff. More uncommon though, and what makes me especially love this one, is the inclusion of an Anima Sola, or "lonely soul" suffering in Purgatory, depicted here at lower right, licked by flames and perhaps the raison d'etre for the painting, appealing for salvation. Oil on wood panel, with very rich