Janus-faced Carved Rootwood Figure

Description:

Janus-faced Carved Rootwood Figure, late 19th century, two male faces with bead eyes, on one torso and splayed legs terminating in paw feet, traces of old varnish, ht. 13 1/2, wd. 7 in. N.B. Found in Vermont. Provenance: Raymond Saroff/Howard Rose collection, Aarne Anton/American Primitive Gallery. Literature and Exhibitions: This figure is pictured in Roger Ricco and Frank Maresca's AMERICAN PRIMITIVE: DISCOVERIES IN FOLK SCULPTURE, (New York, 1988),p. 41, fig. 46. It is also illustrated in UNEXPECTED ELOQUENCE THE ART IN AMERICAN FOLK ART, Selections from the Howard Rose/Raymond Saroff American Folk Art Collection, (New York, 1989),published to coincide with their exhibition "The Fine Art of American Folk," The Edith C. Blum Institute, Bard College, 1990.
Estimate $6,000-7,000

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