Edwin Kosarek 1950 Ink Portrait of Woman With Long Hair circus carousel sturdy and steady on its

sturdy and steady on its base

and she reminds me of a waif from Dickens or the like

an a great accompaniment I'd say to this terrific drawing of woman in orange and purple

in what I believe it its original paint

in two different styles)  and animals on the two others

Edwin Kosarek 1950 Ink Portrait of Woman With Long Hair circus carousel sturdy and steady on itsAnother portrait by Edwin Kosarek, such a maker of good drawings I think, with a bit of a Kiki Smith feeling to this portrait, though pre dating Smith's emergence by 30+ years. (I especially love the curl at the end of this woman's long mane of hair, drawn in tiny black ink dots.) I purchased it from a dealer who had purchased a good number of them plus a journal kept by Kosarek, which provided a little biographical information. What I know is that he