Parable of Life

Red and black chalk, brown wash, red watercolor, and white and brown opaque watercolor, on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in graphite; added strip at lower right, perhaps not original

Brown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper

Brown ink and gray wash and incidental white opaque watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, inlaid on a mount

Brown ink over graphite on off-white antique laid paper; verso: brown ink trial strokes

Brown wash, black chalk, and touches of white chalk on blue antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink; verso: brown wash and black and white chalk, framing line in brown ink

Black and white chalk on coarse, gray-brown antique laid paper, darkened and laid down on heavy rag paper

Black and white chalk and charcoal on light gray antique laid paper discolored to tan

Brown ink, transparent watercolor, and white opaque watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, mounted; verso of drawing: star and flourishes in brown ink?

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

Gray ink and brown wash over graphite or black chalk, incised, with a framing line in brown ink, on cream antique laid paper

Red chalk counterproof on cream antique laid paper, laid down on antique laid paper

Black and red chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in black chalk