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AMERICAN, PROBABLY PENNSYLVANIA, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A CARVED AND PAINTED ANIMAL FIGURE
American, probably Pennsylvania, 19th century
Red-painted with black spots and carved in the form of a mythical savage kangaroo about to pounce, with long undulating tail, long back feet, raised front feet, long curving neck and grinning mouth with carved teeth and tongue, the head with carved beaded eyes and applied pointed ears.
28in. high, 49in. wide, 5in. deep
American, probably Pennsylvania, 19th century
Red-painted with black spots and carved in the form of a mythical savage kangaroo about to pounce, with long undulating tail, long back feet, raised front feet, long curving neck and grinning mouth with carved teeth and tongue, the head with carved beaded eyes and applied pointed ears.
28in. high, 49in. wide, 5in. deep
Literature
Lipman and Winchester, The Flowering of American Folk Art: 1776-1876 (New York, 1974), p. 176, fig. 233.
Gordon, Masterpieces of American Folk Art (Lincroft, New Jersey, 1975).
Gordon, Masterpieces of American Folk Art (Lincroft, New Jersey, 1975).
Exhibited
New York, New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, "The Flowering of American Folk Art: 1766-1876" 1 February - 24 March 1974 (Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 22 April - 2 June 1974; San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial, The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, 24 June - 15 September 1974).
Lincroft, New Jersey, Monmouth Museum, "Masterpieces of American Folk Art," September 30-November 29, 1975.
Lincroft, New Jersey, Monmouth Museum, "Masterpieces of American Folk Art," September 30-November 29, 1975.