Edwin Kosarek 1950 Ink Portrait of Woman With Long Hair greek Both the face and edges

Both the face and edges of the mitten shape show old red paint

" signs are just gorgeous

they would be terrific on a vanity for holding small jewelry

and right side up for one means the other is upside down

it feels rather like it should be displayed on a pedestal

Edwin Kosarek 1950 Ink Portrait of Woman With Long Hair greek Both the face and edgesAnother portrait by Edwin Kosarek, such a maker of good drawings I think, with a bit of a Kiki Smith feeling to this portrait, though pre dating Smith's emergence by 30+ years. (I especially love the curl at the end of this woman's long mane of hair, drawn in tiny black ink dots.) I purchased it from a dealer who had purchased a good number of them plus a journal kept by Kosarek, which provided a little biographical information. What I know is that he