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i am very sad tonight. my dearest little friend is nearing his end.

(bird with chrysanthemum, bairei kono, 1900; iris, gesso, 1930s; dahlias, lotusgreen, 2000s; fountain, edna boies hopkins; sorry--somehow i didn't get info for the bird & leaf one, but it's japanese, ca. 1900, i think; lily, arthur wesley dow; petunia, edna boies hopkins; irises and cala lilies, maria oakley dewing, ca. 1900.)