Temptation on Water Street, Moody c. 1940s Large Framed Watercolor Street Scene melting ice ) and just granted a

) and just granted a nice sunny spot to rest

8 1/4" x 6 3/8" and in good condition

but most of these temple toys date from the late 1800s through the early 1900s and I would guess the same on this one

look closely and you can see they hold mallets in their hands

Temptation on Water Street, Moody c. 1940s Large Framed Watercolor Street Scene melting ice ) and just granted aI found this one in an antique store a bit north of Albany, NY and fell in love with its formal execution and the Hopper esque sense of urban solitude and longing it evokes; the quiet drama of internal deliberations amplified by the emptiness of city streets. I have not taken it out the frame to see if it is signed, but clearly it dates to the 1940s or so (as the old framer's sticker confirms) and perhaps our man in overalls is wandering the streets