Could be California although foliage a bit too exotic. But an established base given buildings in background....
The landscape is pretty distinctive. (Know not much to go on.) Debora [ATTACH]
I don't see a mat. Debora
I agree. Something a 1940s-ish housewife would have found pretty for entertaining her friends. You can look at eBay Completed sales for an idea...
Hi, Laurice! Members would prefer photographs posted here. Someone will be along shortly with instructions. (Not to worry, all new members have...
I wouldn't call those candid; they're all carefully posed. Where do you think they were taken? (And how great that your rescued them.) Debora
I'd think 1960s Mod and Italian. Debora
I wouldn't reframe it. Part of its charm is the original, period frame. Debora
Chinese dragon? Debora [ATTACH]
Looks like a Flo to me. Debora
A Google Image search brings up a number of similars. Here's one. (Usual caveat re 1stdibs.com pricing.) Debora...
My apologies (and my stoopid.) After a quick glance and without fully reading your post, I just assumed the two pieces went together but, of...
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Sorry. He, not she. Agree the figure is male. Debora
My first thought was Colonial Spanish too. Because of the naivety of the figures' execution. And the hirsute priest signals Spanish rather than...
Might have been from a life drawing class. She's rather scantily clad but doesn't seemed designed to titillate. Debora
I would think she was also cast for other purposes. But a rather early date. Debora
Yes, a very handsome presentation. Debora
Better quality photographs would be helpful, Adam. Debora
Interesting... Here's a Julia Margaret Cameron photograph of the same subject. https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/104G0G Debora
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