Dappled Apple, Antique Theorem Watercolor on Watermarked Paper houses on river which struck (strike) me as

which struck (strike) me as quite sophisticated things

ready to be loaded up and taken on a plain air painting outing

WSG painted in white on the underside

Except for a few pages near the beginning the writing is dark and clear

3 7/8" t x 4" in diameter

Dappled Apple, Antique Theorem Watercolor on Watermarked Paper houses on river which struck (strike) me asOne of three lush, strongly graphic old theorem watercolor paintings of fruit today, purchased together in Pennsylvania and making me think about the kinship between theorems (made using stencils, and with glass straws used for blowing the base level of watercolor paint) and airbrushed designs. Surely all done by one person, and a faint penciled number at the corner of each suggests they were likely part of a larger series (one sees similar numbering