Sweet Old Whittled, Jointed Man with Newsboy Cap 1917 carving Just a nice little thing

Just a nice little thing

discussions on Gorky's creative output

featuring a worker with horse-drawn cart

especially as I’ve never seen one like it before

On the bottom of the front is again embossed the artist name in English and Japanese

Sweet Old Whittled, Jointed Man with Newsboy Cap 1917 carving Just a nice little thingDespite this fellow's rather stoic expression, he has quite a warm presence and I think a very sweet disposition! He was for sure lovingly done, from that great cap (with a rather chimney like post on top, which almost seems like it might one have had held a propeller!) to the buttons down his front, to his little pants pocket, which looks a bit like a holster. He is fairly light in weight and seems perhaps to have been carved from driftwood, with the