EARLY to MID 20TH CENTURY AME RI CAN FOLK ART VINTAGE HAND CARVED, HAND PAINTED, DECORATED WOODEN PIG, SIGNED B. H. I. B. [In the Pennsylvania Dutch folk art tradition]. Early to mid 20th century Ame ri can folk art hand decorated, cut-out wooden depictions of fauna & wall hangings. 15 1/2″ Length x 8 […]
This unique sculpture appears to be of walnut, found in the US and once part of a collection owned by retired folk art & ethnographic arts dealer, without provenance. It is suspected of being carved prior to WWII, perhaps much earlier. The carver was clearly unschooled in figure study and just picked up his pocket-knive […]