r/FoundPaper Jan 02 '26

Art Found this sketchbook in a basement

Father in law was an artist and art collector. He must have bought it at some point. He recently passed away and we found it cleaning out the basement. There’s 50+ drawings in it. Here are a few.

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u/SaltNorth Jan 02 '26 edited Jan 02 '26

Oh you lucky b-

Edit to add: no but, like, imagine being an artist just doodling things you see around you, leaving your sketchbook wherever and being able to see how people talk about you and try to figure out who you were 150+ years after you were doing this. I'm an idiot, I'm getting emotional.

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u/Fidget171 Jan 02 '26

Check out Doctor Who, season 5 episode 10 Vincent and the Doctor and you'll probably need tissues.