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Purvis Young Original Signed Untitled Figurative Contemporary Painting with COA

ca 1990

$3,960
£2,993.88
€3,495.02
CA$5,634.89
A$5,715.58
CHF 3,263.75
MX$69,217.55
NOK 38,422.36
SEK 38,294.85
DKK 26,125.55

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Artist: Purvis Young Title: Untitled Medium: Paint on Plywood Size: 24 1/2" x 25" Edition: Original Inscription: Signed upper right Condition: In the style of found art with an intentionally weathered appearance. Expected imperfections unfinished edges, and marks and staining on the back. The incorporation of found items in his art serves as a tangible tie between Young and his community. 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. This original Untitled work is painted directly on plywood in the style of found art. As to be expected with street art, this piece is intentionally weathered and includes unfished plywood edges and some staining. The modern black frame; however, gives this piece a much more finished and fine art aesthetic than the raw canvas or found materials alone. Purvis Young is a master of scale, extras, detailing, and globalization on canvas. His paintings are distinguished by the presence of small details. This original framed plywood painting is signed by the artist. 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:
    ca 1990
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)
  • Medium:
    Oil,Plywood
  • Period:
    Late 20th Century
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 5845564855641stDibs: LU1098117932822

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