I recently discovered these airy and surreal images made by German painter and illustrator Quint Buccholz. I found them surprising, sometimes funny and sometimes truly touching.
I discovered Buchholz’s work through a postcard I received. There isn’t much information available about the artist but you can see more of his work here.
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