Small Antique Folk Art Portrait Painting of Poe-esque Man in Black contemporary studio pottery The headers--sometimes filling the entire

The headers--sometimes filling the entire page--are unusual

8 1/4" l x 5 1/4" t x 3 3/8" d

including a couple with drawn on faces

often puzzles or rebuses

Small Antique Folk Art Portrait Painting of Poe-esque Man in Black contemporary studio pottery The headers--sometimes filling the entireGreat face, looking a bit like Edgar Allen Poe, or at least as full of anxiety as so feeling quite apt for the moment! I'm forever on the hunt for small antique paintings that pack a big punch, portraits most of all hard to find, and what a lot of personality to this one, with the black ground just right. 10 1 2" x 8 1 2". Signed what looks like E. F. Carr on the back of the canvas, with "No. 5" above. Oil on canvas. A few scratches to his face, which