Other than that, I have no idea of its history. It is a 100% real painting and appears to be an oil painting. As you can see from the last photo where I used a light source on the left and a magnifying glass to show shadow on the right side of the strokes. It could also be from the Ozark mountain country area due to the hills and where I found it. This antique, real, original work of art is a large Americana painting (19″ wide by 24″ tall). It depicts a farm scene of a black boy sitting on hay enjoying a watermelon. The piece is signed at the middle bottom as “SATISFACTION”. He is barefoot, in short or rolled up pants and a baggy shirt and he’s sitting next to what looks like a hat. There are 2 paths leading behind him that lead to a wood fence and the other an old farm house. There is a dark moody sky in the background. The boys face is painted with lots of care and detail making him the focus. As I said, I found the piece in the wall so the frame has damage as you can see. There are a few nicks on the painting here and there. Since I didn’t know what to do with it, I didn’t clean, touch up or paint anything. It seems to be painted on some slate colored panel of some kind. I didn’t want to disassemble it to find out for fear of damaging it. But you can see a little of the backing of it in the photos. The item “American Folk Art Painting Black Farm Boy Eating Watermelon SATISFACTION 19X24″ is in sale since Friday, May 12, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Art from Dealers & Resellers\Folk Art & Primitives”. The seller is “ezshopmart” and is located in Springfield, Missouri. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Signed?: Unsigned
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Listed By: Individual
- Type: Paintings
- Style: Black Folk Art
- Region of Origin: US-Midwest