Three (3) folk/outsider art carved items. 1st item: Loranzo Dow Pugh (TN, 1906-1993) outsider art carved and painted tiger chair, hand-painted in colors of mustard, black, yellow, red and brown. Painted on base "TiGer 1991". Carved signature and date on base "LD PUGH 1991". 32-1/4" H x 14" W x 12-1/2" D. 2nd item: Loranzo […]
Lot 667: 2 Folk Art Paintings: Tolliver, Long
Two (2) Folk Art paintings. 1st Item: Mose Ernest Tolliver (Alabama, 1919-2006) oil on wood painting depicting a red dragon or dinosaur-like creature against a white background with black border. Signed "Mose T." lower left. Label en verso reads "Marcia Weber / Art Objects, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama." Retains original soda tab hanger. 9 1/4" H […]
Lot 666: 2 Tolliver Family Folk Art Paintings
Two (2) Tolliver Family folk art paintings. 1st item: Mose Ernest Tolliver (Alabama, 1919-2006) house paint on plywood painting depicting a pond and trees. Signed MOSET with backwards S, lower right. Museum accession tag, en verso. Housed in a contemporary wooden frame. Sight – 15 1/2" H x 23 3/8" W. Framed – 21 3/4" […]
Lot 665: Bernice Sims Outsider Art Painting, Laundry Day
Bernice Sims (Alabama/Louisiana, 1926-2014) acrylic on canvas outsider art painting depicting several black figures washing and hanging laundry outside a cabin. Signed lower right "B Sims". Whitewashed distressed wood frame. Sight – 15" H x 19" W. Framed – 19" H x 23" W. Provenance: West Tennessee estate of a folk /outsider art collector. CONDITION: […]
Lot 663: Tim Lewis Folk Carving, Adam & Eve
Tim Lewis (Kentucky, b. 1952) painted and carved wood relief sculpture depicting Adam and Eve in the Biblical Garden of Eden beneath the forbidden fruit tree, the serpent encircling the trunk tempting Eve with a lion and lamb to the right. Signed lower right in white "T. Lewis #4" and lower left in red "T. […]
Lot 664: Bernice Sims Outsider Art Painting, Fishing Hole
Bernice Sims (Alabama/Louisiana, 1926-2014) acrylic on canvas outsider art painting depicting several black and white figures, four with visible reflections, surrounding a body of blue water and holding fishing rods. Signed lower right "B Sims". Unframed. 20" H x 16" W. Provenance: West Tennessee estate of a folk /outsider art collector. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition.
Lot 660: Tim Lewis Folk Carving & 3 Carved Folk Art Canes
Four (4) folk art items. 1st item: Tim Lewis (Kentucky, b. 1952) painted and carved wood relief sculpture depicting the Battle of Jericho, during which the Ark of the Covenant was carried around the city once a day for seven days. Signed, dated, and numbered "T LEWIS 15/# 8", lower right. Signed, dated, and numbered […]
Lot 661: Tim Lewis Relief Carving, Last Supper
Tim Lewis (Kentucky, b. 1952) painted wood carved relief depicting the Last Supper with Christ and the twelve apostles, stylistically similar to Leonardo da Vinci's fresco by the same name. Signed, dated, and numbered "T LEWIS 15/# 6" lower right of relief. Signed, dated, and numbered with frame wire, en verso. 14 5/8" H x […]
Lot 662: Tim Lewis Relief Carving, Ark of Covenant
Tim Lewis (Kentucky, b. 1952) painted wood carved relief depicting the Biblical Battle of Jericho, during which the Israelites carried the Ark of the Covenant around the city walls once a day for seven days. Signed, dated, and numbered "T LEWIS 15/# 7" lower right of relief. Signed, dated, and numbered with frame wire, en […]
Lot 658: Minnie Adkins Folk Art Fox Carving
Minnie Adkins (Kentucky, 20th century) painted wood folk art carving of a red fox. Signed and dated "M Adkins 1999" underside of snout. Signed with copyright, underside of front paws. 12 3/4" H x 3 3/4" W x 42 1/4" D. American, late 20th century. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition. Few scuffs, largest 1 1/4", surface […]