02-25-200102-25-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2056
February 25, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
1218

Carved Wood Figure of a Tradesman

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$920$800
Auction: Sale #2056 - 2056Location: BoltonDate / Time: February 25, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

Carved Wood Figure of a Tradesman, found in New York State, early 20th century, depicted sitting on a stool with out-stretched arms, old weathered surface, (incomplete),ht. 19 1/2, wd. 8, dp. 12 in. N.B. This carving may have been used as a trade sign. Provenance: Raymond Saroff/Howard Rose collection. Literature: Illustrated in UNEXPECTED ELOQUENCE: THE ART IN AMERICAN FOLK ART, Selections from the Howard Rose/Raymond Saroff American Folk Art Collection, (New York, 1989). Exhibitions: "Wood Sculpture of New York State," Museum of American Folk Art, 1975, #6; "The Fine Art of American Folk," The Edith C. Blum Institute, Bard College, 1990.
Estimate $3,500-4,100

Keywords

Howard Rose, Raymond Saroff, Bard College, Edith C. Blum Institute, Museum of American Folk Art