Brilliant Exotic Bird in Tree, c. 1920s Folk Art Oil on Board Signed Henry woman in dress I am not certain the

I am not certain the date on this--it seems Bluteau was still actively making and selling throughout the first decade of the 2000s

There are some very small chips to the surface around the interior of the lip

loaded with character and also with a certain sophistication about it

and have not been able to trace what appears to be LB signed on the back of her base

Brilliant Exotic Bird in Tree, c. 1920s Folk Art Oil on Board Signed Henry woman in dress I am not certain thePure delight. When I was in Nashville in February, I fell in love with a brightly painted folk art parrot painting in an excellent taqueria, which was sadly not to be sold. This brilliant yellow bird (the species of which I don't know enough to identify) immediately reminded me of that one. The painting definitely rewards close looking, with a tiny brush stroke for every feather and lots of other colors mixed in, adding up to a creature that feels