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Offered here from the dougfinds collection of curated fashion, accessories, clothing, collectibles, and antiques is this striking original folk art portrait painting signed Ann Reid. A beautifully executed contemporary homage to 19th century American itinerant portraiture in the tradition of. And early Americana folk painting traditions. The composition features a young girl in a vivid red dress holding a yellow shoe while standing with one shoe removed – a classic motif associated with early American folk portraiture and highly sought after by collectors of Americana and primitive art. The painting possesses a wonderfully moody and sincere primitive aesthetic with strong visual references to early American naive portrait painting traditions while clearly maintaining a contemporary artistic voice. Signed lower right Ann Reid. Canvas measures approximately 20″ x 24″ and is mounted on an older Anco Bilt stretcher frame as shown. An outstanding decorative and collectible piece for admirers of Americana, primitive portraiture, contemporary folk art, and eclectic interiors. From my personal #dougfinds collection of curated quality goods.

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Howard Finster In A Shoe painting on wood panel, Out to win the world to God. Excellent condition, approximately 10 1/4 inches tall and 17 1/4 wide. Paint pen and Sharpie Marker on white enamel paint. Please see photos for details. The item “Howard Finster In A Shoe Red White And Blue Folk Art Painting 1991 #21.000.279″ is in sale since Saturday, October 17, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “amgarage” and is located in Summerville, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Artist: Howard Finster
• Type: Paintings
• Color: Red
• Style: Folk Art
• Material: Wood
• Region of Origin: US-Southeast
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Features: Signed
• Year: 1991
• Category: Art
• Date of Creation: 1990-1999
• Originality: Original
• Height (Inches): 9 Inches
• Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work

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Howard Finster Cut out “If Shoe Fits Wear It” 1988 -Outsider Folk Art. Howard Finster (1916- 2001). 8,162 works since 1976. Heel of good balance. Your soul is really all you own. SIZE : 17″ x 9 3/4″. Original Catalogue # 88. Predominate colors in blue, pink , and black. This folk art “cut out devotional” is numbered and is painted by Finster in in tractor enamel on plywood. The front of the piece features a shoe with a portrait of Preacher standing inside. The shoe is decorated with faces of women angels with long flowing hair. On the front is inscribed. ” If The Shoe Fits Wear it”. N the reverse is signed and dated by. Howard Finster July 1988. “God Bless For All”. Born into a lumberjack’s family of thirteen children, young Howard had his. First vision at the age of three. While looking for his mother in the. Family’s vegetable garden, he saw his dead sister wearing a white robe and. Howard believed that this was a sign from God that he would use art to spread the gospel Howard abandoned his career as a preacher and, at the age. Of sixty-one and without any artistic training, began to paint toward his. Initial goal of 5,000 works of art. Some 40,000 works of art later, he spread his vision across the country. Used tractor paint to paint details on earlier pieces. In later years, he preferred a felt tip marker, sometimes using an entire marker on one painting. He fil led the back with words, poems, and poignant religious sayings. In the 1980’s, I was lucky to have visited Howard several times at his Paradise Garden in Summerville, where he had created “Paradise Gardens”, the outdoor environment that he began in the early 1960s. Howard was extremely talkative and charismatic, with a generosity of spirit that drew people to him. He would chat nonstop to his visitors as he worked on a cutout piece of wood- obsessively painting. I photographed him many times. Here is a hand colored photo that took of his pink Cadillac. He was always so friendly. I remember one time when I visited, he gave me a big bowl of plums from his garden. Even as his health failed in the 1990s, Howard remained the folk-art icon as he is today. The item “Howard Finster Folk Art Outsider If Shoe Fits Cut Out 1988 8,162 works” is in sale since Sunday, May 31, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “deepsouthc” and is located in Montgomery, Alabama. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region of Origin: US-Southeast
• Artist: Howard Finster
• Style: Folk Art
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Material: Wood
• Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
• Date of Creation: 1970-1989
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Signed?: Signed
• Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small
• Type: Folk Art Painting on wood
• Original/ Reproduction: original
• Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Small
• Year: 1988
• Features: Signed
• OUTSIDER ART: FOLK ART
• Color: multi color blue pink
• Subject: Shoe
• Originality: Original

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Here we have for sale a vintage 5 Cents shoe shine box. The chest is made of wood and beautifully hand painted, with a cast iron footrest and brass finishing. It is in excellent used condition and has signs of wear commensurate with it’s age. The lid doesn’t have a latch. The dimensions of the box are: Width: 22.5 cm. We are a small, family run business and pride ourselves on offering the very best customer service. Follow us and enjoy a delve through our eclectic assortment of unique one-off pieces online. The item “Hand Painted Vintage Wooden Shoe Shine Box American Fairground Folk Art” is in sale since Saturday, March 14, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Woodenware\Boxes”. The seller is “linsladeantiquesandvintage” and is located in Leighton Buzzard. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Primary Material: Wood/ Woodenware
• Featured Refinements: Shoe Shine Box

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Here we have for sale a vintage 5 Cents shoe shine box. The chest is made of wood and beautifully hand painted, with a cast iron footrest and brass finishing. It is in excellent used condition and has signs of wear commensurate with it’s age. The lid doesn’t have a latch. The dimensions of the box are: Width: 22.5 cm. We are a small, family run business and pride ourselves on offering the very best customer service. Follow us and enjoy a delve through our eclectic assortment of unique one-off pieces online. The item “Hand Painted Vintage Wooden Shoe Shine Box American Fairground Folk Art” is in sale since Saturday, February 15, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Woodenware\Boxes”. The seller is “linsladeantiquesandvintage” and is located in Leighton Buzzard. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Primary Material: Wood/ Woodenware
• Featured Refinements: Shoe Shine Box

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“HOWARD IN A SHOE”. Wood Cut Out PAINTING. Paint, marker, and glitter on a 17 x 10.5 wood board. Signed and dated Feb 19, 1993, piece #28,218 on back. Good to Very Good condition. The item “Howard Finster In a Shoe Wood cutout painting Signed Dated 1993 #28218 FOLK ART” is in sale since Wednesday, May 1, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “marriedclines” and is located in Savannah, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Region of Origin: US-Southeast
• Artist: Howard Finster
• Style: Folk Art
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Material: Wood
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Signed?: Signed
• Date of Creation: 1990-1999
• Size Type/Largest Dimension: 17 x 10.5″
• Original/ Reproduction: Original
• Category: Art
• Type: Paintings
• Features: Signed
• Subject: Howard in a Shoe
• Originality: Original

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