Beautifully Carved, Mounted Folk Art Portrait of Man with Bow Tie and Fabulous Hair handmade inlaid wood frames I believe this likely once

I believe this likely once formed a complete frame

and and a large collection of work by Alexander Calder

and think Magritte’s Treachery of Images (Ceci n’est pas une pipe) was about as perfect a means of addressing the nature of representation as there’s been

I'd have to guess WWI on this guy

Beautifully Carved, Mounted Folk Art Portrait of Man with Bow Tie and Fabulous Hair handmade inlaid wood frames I believe this likely onceAll the better in person, the carving on this is really quite stunning, especially that hair!!! Politician? Banker? Business owner? Surely some sort of power broker, looking prosperous and ambitious and perhaps a little smug too in his jacket and bow tie and slightly doubled chin. A wonderful addition to a wall of portraits, I'd say, and quite a fun one to carry on an ongoing conversation with; I don't think he'd shy away from a lively debate!