Giant Snowman Against Orange Sky with Trees and Houses, Charles Rabin Painting c. 1970s Japanese monkey puppet with just a bit of

with just a bit of paint loss at the tips of the ears

hand-painted red white and blue

I'd think the one on the right is meant to be a dove

but these were produced as souvenirs from then until at least through the end of the 1930s

ready to dance a jig

Giant Snowman Against Orange Sky with Trees and Houses, Charles Rabin Painting c. 1970s Japanese monkey puppet with just a bit ofThis is the latest in a series of paintings by self taught artist Charles Rabin (1897 1983) that I have turned up on by one in various places, each time feeling an immediate spark from them before I consciously realize who did them. This one I found in Pennsylvania, and it drew me like a magnet from across the room with its strangeness and that glowing sky! I take the large figure for a snowman, all white with black hat and scarf, sort of floating