Antique Oil on Linen Painting of Pink Roses Against Deep Aqua turquoise glaze with the angles of raised

with the angles of raised with snout and tail mirroring each other

4 3/4" tall x 4 1/4" wide x 1 5/8" thick and in very good condition

signed at lower right

though am not entirely sure)

and a couple of scratches near top center of the sky (see detail photos)--neither particularly visible when inside the frame

Antique Oil on Linen Painting of Pink Roses Against Deep Aqua turquoise glaze with the angles of raisedThe intense blue green ground of this old oil on canvas painting of pink roses is what makes it for me, giving it a sort of otherworldly feel and transforming it from a pretty floral painting into something much moodier. The unstretched canvas shows some wear, which in this case feels to me exactly right, and I'd be included to hang it on the wall from a couple of pins to the top corners, just as it is. 11 3 4" x 8 1 8. Late 19th early 20th century I