Antique Folk Art Painting on Cardboard of Boy's "First Attempt" at Shaving vintage jugtown pottery I believe this piece is

I believe this piece is specifically by Wilhelm Kagel Jr

and its simplicity

leather club chairs and maybe a fireplace ( wafting cigar smoke

and later established his own workshop in Mexico City--La India Bonita

Antique Folk Art Painting on Cardboard of Boy's "First Attempt" at Shaving vintage jugtown pottery I believe this piece isPerhaps my favorite thing about this little painting is the young boy's reflection in the mirror of his bureau, rendered very lightly and facing us directly. Our subject hardly looks old enough to be shaving, but what a dramatic moment to capture, as he stares wide eyed (those blue blue eyes!) at his bleeding cheek, soaped brush and straight razor in hand. In fact, I think this little painting is pretty poignant in its portrayal of a adolescent rite