Color and Pattern Study on Lightweight Cardboard - No. 4 expressionistic drawing Hard to beat mustachioed faces

Hard to beat mustachioed faces topped with red bowler hats

The box measures 4 1/4” in diameter x 2 1/2” tall

The tile itself I believe is transfer decorated

as well as larger scale site-specific collaborations with architects and builders (including for the interior of the Eastern Airlines building at Kennedy International Airport

I'd guess this oversized reproduction was made in the mid-20th century (though I have found no others like it) and was beautifully done--solid bronze

Color and Pattern Study on Lightweight Cardboard - No. 4 expressionistic drawing Hard to beat mustachioed facesI just picked up six of these brilliantly colorful pattern paintings on lightweight board and think they are just gorgeous. They are hand numbered in pencil at top center (this one is 4; the highest number of them is 43, so there were once a whole lot of these). My guess is that they were a (well done) art design school exercise, but at some point, also in pencil, prices ranging from 60 (. 60) to 1. 75 were added at top right, reiterated with hand