Merganser Drake Vintage Folk Art Painting on Wood by Hugh F. Jope nervous Maybe that's just me

Maybe that's just me

Some wear to the antique frame but in good structural shape

It's minor and really not noticeable unless you are looking for it

Each one of these is different

Merganser Drake Vintage Folk Art Painting on Wood by Hugh F. Jope nervous Maybe that's just meI love a Merganser, with its long bill and dark green crest, and really love this painting, folky but proud, and with the terrific flat teal blue ground making this drake feel pretty iconic. A quick search found the Hugh F. Jobe who painted it, a WWII veteran of Haverhill, MA, 1923 2002. Though I have found no other examples of the work, the fact that he painted the back of this one to say "oil paint no frame" makes me think he surely made and sold