Parable of Life

Black chalk, possibly lightly stumped in places, on off-white antique laid paper; verso: black chalk figure, red chalk shrine

Brown ink on off-white antique laid paper; verso: graphite

Transparent watercolor, brown ink, and opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Brown ink, brown wash, transparent and opaque watercolor, red and black chalk over black chalk underdrawing on seven pieces of light tan antique laid paper, pieced together and laid down overall

Violet ink on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk

Oil on light tan antique laid paper

Brown ink and gray wash over graphite, squared in graphite, on light tan antique laid paper

Red chalk and brown ink on off-white antique laid paper, upper edge repaired with irregular strip; verso: rubbed with red chalk [presumably for transfer]

Brown ink, gray, brown, and blue wash and white opaque watercolor over graphite on two pieces of light tan antique laid paper

Black chalk, white opaque watercolor, and brown, gray, and red transparent watercolor on light tan antique laid paper, partial framing line in brown ink, ; verso: red chalk and transparent watercolor

Brown ink and blue-green wash on light tan antique laid paper

Brown ink, gray wash, and green watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper, triple framing line in graphite