Pierre Albert Leroux Ink and Watercolor of French Officer on Horseback football and also as wonderful objects

and also  as wonderful objects to hold in the hands

and pretty handy too

The complete set of 49 blocks are in great condition

a bit of aging/darkening to the grass on the exterior and couple of lost stitches

Pierre Albert Leroux Ink and Watercolor of French Officer on Horseback football and also as wonderful objectsI purchased this and a few other pieces by Pierre Albert Leroux (1890 1959) from a dealer in France I found online I just fell in love with the sense of intimacy they lend to their official, uniformed subjects (including this horse, which looks like quite an old soul to me) and no fuss manner in which they were done. While I might have guessed that he was self taught, I have learned that Leroux, born in Versailles, trained under Academic history