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FOLK ART
FOLK ART IS A WIDE-RANGING TERM WHICH INCLUDES OBJECTS MADE BY UNTRAINED ARTISTS OR BY PEOPLE TRAINED AS SIGN-PAINTERS WHO WERE ABLE TO USE THEIR PAINTING SKILLS TO MAKE THEIR OWN ARTWORK
THE SUBJECT IS EXTREMELY DIVERSE AND INCLUDES WEATHERVANES, SHOP SIGNS, PAINTINGS OF PRIZE ANIMALS, STREET SCENES, FURNITURE, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND COLLAGE PICTURES. THE UNIFYING THEME IS THAT THE PIECES WERE MADE FOR A SPECIFIC FUNCTION BUT POSSES A CHARM GIVEN THEM BY THE MAKER WHO INVESTED SKILL AND LOVE INTO HIS COMMISSION.
A NAIVE PAINTING OF FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE
POSSIBLY AMERICAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A NAIVE PAINTING OF FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE
POSSIBLY AMERICAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
OIL ON CANVAS IN A GRAINED WOOD FRAME
41 X 51 IN. (104 X 130 CM.) OVERALL
POSSIBLY AMERICAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
OIL ON CANVAS IN A GRAINED WOOD FRAME
41 X 51 IN. (104 X 130 CM.) OVERALL
Provenance
SAMPSON AND HORNE, EX A NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
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