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Purvis Young
Purvis Young Dual-Sided Signed Original Mixed Media Drawing

1970-2000

$949
£717.95
€839.06
CA$1,358.22
A$1,380.07
CHF 781.84
MX$16,792.03
NOK 9,167.84
SEK 9,217.78
DKK 6,276.64

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Artist: Purvis Young Title: Untitled 6 Medium: Mixed media: Paint, crayon, and ink on scrap paper Image Size: 10 1/2" x 7 1/2" Frame Size: 18 1/2" x 15 1/2" Edition: Original Inscription: Signed on back Condition: In the style of found art with an intentionally weathered appearance. Expected imperfections include creasing, marks and staining This original Purvis Young drawing is a dual-sided piece, with an original drawing on each side. The piece is framed in a unique dual-sided pane frame, so the reverse side of that scrap paper can also be viewed, and it is signed on both signs. This is an exciting opportunity to purchase two pieces of art in one! Young's free-flowing, sketched style lends itself well to these smaller scale drawings. They provide an intimate look at the themes we see present through his robust body of work including ubranism, pregnancy, immigration, racial segregation, and incarceration. Much of Purvis Young's work is autobiographical or draws inspiration from lived experiences of others in his community. This Untitled work is signed "Young" is signed on the back. About Purvis Young Self-taught artist from a poverty stricken neighborhood of Miami, Purvis Young transformed his fraught yet inspired life experience into a unique and compelling visual vocabulary. Through a range of powerful symbols, he articulated the struggles and myths of his heritage. Drawing from a range of sources such as documentaries, art books, American history and spiritual folklore, Young crafted an immense visual language comprised of motifs such as white horses offering freedom, halos signifying angles, pregnant women with the hope of tomorrow, processions and incarceration, among others. Telling simple, yet powerful stories of everyday life, the artist expressed his community and ethnic background. Using found objects from his neighborhood, such as cardboard, discarded political signs, used paper, doors, plywood scraps, metal sheets, carpet remnants, he transformed these surfaces into richly colored and highly expressionist paintings. Although Young is often associated with Outsider Art, his style could best be described as "Magic realism." In 2016, his life and work were the subject of a feature documentary entitled Purvis of Overtown. He was a recipient of the Artists/Fellowship grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and was included into the Florida Artist Hall of Fame in 2018. His work is found in the collections of the American Folk Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the High Museum of Art, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others. The subjects of Purvis Young celebrated and historicized the neighborhood where he had spent his entire life. Even though his works chronicled struggle, they always contained an underlining hope for a better future. Purvis Young was born in 1943 in Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida and died in 2010 in Miami. In 2015, almost 400 pieces of Young’s art were donated by The Bass Museum of Art to the permanent collection in the Black Archives History and Research Foundation of South Florida located in the heart of Purvis’ hometown.
  • Creator:
    Purvis Young (1943 - 2010, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1970-2000
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
  • Medium:
    Paper,Crayon,Ink,Acrylic
  • Period:
    Late 20th Century
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 87367474532161stDibs: LU1098117932632

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