Miniature Pastoral Scene With Figures 1940s The painting gained its unusual

The painting gained its unusual name simply due to the appearance of Mary’s thumb from beneath her deep blue veil

It’s an interesting composition with the trees wrapping around the lake and guiding our eyes towards the distant hills on the left

So it’s likely that this bearded gentleman appears on a more comprehensive work somewhere in the World

Look at his feet and legs

Signed in the lower left and housed within a highly decorative frame

Miniature Pastoral Scene With Figures 1940s The painting gained its unusualAn adorable small pastoral scene depicting two figures before an extensive landscape with distant hills. Housed within a decorative wooden reverse frame and signed in the lower left. Medium Oil on wood Size including frame 7 x 6 19cm x 17cm Year of creation c. 1990 Provenance Germany Condition Very good overall