Vintage French watercolour with a basket full of pansies

Beautiful vintage french watercolour depicting a basket of pansies. The pansy flower represents the thoughts of lovers, shared before a word is spoken. Named for the french word for “thought” (pensee), the pansy was said to be a charmed flower, possessing telepathic magic. Attending to the plucked bloom, you could hear your lover’s thoughts. The pansy is not a brash flower; it does not stand tall and proud, demanding attention. Instead, it’s gentle upturned face and petals seem to only ask one thing: think of me, keep me in your thoughts. This painting is of a special beauty. It is not too big and not signed, and the passage of time is evident in the spots on the paper, but I still love it. The mixture of delicacy and mastery in the drawing makes you can't stop looking at it. It measures 28 cm high by 50 cm wide.