Crazy Dog Folk Art Doorstop op art and plain on the exterior

and plain on the exterior

creating the effect of a busy flock fluttering all around

Plus masked figures with sun-like clown collars on either end

I think this is just a gem of a painting—quintessentially mid-century and really an elegant little piece

8 1/8" tall x 6 1/4" widest diameter

Crazy Dog Folk Art Doorstop op art and plain on the exteriorWhat a dog! One finds a fair number of handmade doggy doorstops from the 1940s and 50s (I wonder if they were something people made in shop class? they were definitely a thing), but this one is especially good in its crudeness and weirdness, with these completely uneven ears, crossed eyes, and I'm not sure what the black line is crossing just above its mouth! Really, just right. Signed on the bottom, justifiably so, but with the first name painted