Robert E. Smith Rare Vintage 20th C. Outsider Folk Art Original Framed Painting

Posted on December 16, 2021 by admin

SMITH RARE VINTAGE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY OUTSIDER FOLK ART ORIGINAL FRAMED MIXED MEDIA SIGNED PAINTING IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE ORIGINAL ONE OF A KIND MIXED MEDIA PAINTING ON BOARD IS CREATED BY THE AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST ROBERT E. SMITH IN THE LATE 20TH CENTURY. ROBERT EUGENE SMITH (1927 – 2010) IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED OUTSIDER FOLK ARTIST. ROBERT WAS SELF TAUGHT, TAKING INSPIRATION FROM COLORING BOOKS, PHOTOS, HISTORY, NEWS STORIES AND HIS OWN EXPERIENCES. THE PAINTINGS OVERFLOW WITH COLOR, HUMOR AND INCIDENT, REPRESENTING A TRIUMPH OF IMAGINATION OVER A STRENUOUS AND DIFFICULT LIFE. THE WORK OF AN INVENTIVE STORY TELLER, HIS ART WORKS PRESENT WITTY, SAVY, COMPLEX VISUAL NARRATIVES. SMITH’S HIGHLY INDIVIDUAL PAINTINGS REVEL IN SATIRE, REVEALING AND EYE FOR INCONGRUITY AND AN INHERENT LOVE FOR LIFE. ROBERT WAS ALSO A PROLIFIC WRITER, PRODUCING MANY SELF PUBLISHED VOLUMES OF POETRY AND SEMI AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STORIES. THOUGH HE DIDN’T DRIVE, HE TRAVELED COAST TO COAST BY GREYHOUND BUS. HE CARRIED A CAMERA EVERYWHERE, TO RECORD SCENES AND FACES FOR HIS PAINTINGS. SMITH’S ARTWORKS HAVE BEEN FEATURED AT NEW YORK CITY’S PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUM OF AMERICAN FOLK ART, AND HAVE BEEN GALLERY EXHIBITED NATIONWIDE. ART WORKS BY SMITH ARE INCLUDED IN THE DISTINGUISHED MUSEUM OF AMERICAN FOLK ART ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN FOLK ART. THE RARE VINTAGE ONE OF A KIND ORIGINAL FRAMED MIXED MEDIA PAINTING MEASURES 19″ W X 14 3/4″ H X 1 1/2 D. IT IS FRAMED BY THE ARTIST IN A DARK WALNUT STAINED, GOLD TONE METAL TRIM DETAILED, WOOD FRAME MOLDING. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE. The item “ROBERT E. SMITH RARE VINTAGE 20TH C. OUTSIDER FOLK ART ORIGINAL FRAMED PAINTING” is in sale since Monday, November 11, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “mrgreatjones” and is located in Leawood, Kansas. This item can be shipped to United States, Philippines, Cayman islands, Canada.

Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Region of Origin: US
Artist: ROBERT E. SMITH
Style: Outsider Art
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
Painting Surface: BOARD
Medium: MIXED MEDIA
Date of Creation: 1990-1999
Features: RARE ONE OF A KIND
Width (Inches): 19″
Color: Multi-Color
Subject: Figures
Originality: Original
Height (Inches): 14 3/4″

Mary T Smith Folk Art Painting Outsider Portrait Brown Face

Posted on August 5, 2020 by admin

Outsider Painting By Mary T Smith FOLK ARTIST-Brown Face. Brown Face (circa 1992). Smith was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, and spent most of her life as a tenant farmer and a cook for other families. She later moved to Hazelhurst, Mississippi, where she lived and worked until her death. After retiring, and with time on her hands, she began to paint. Smith said, I did it to pretty the place and please the Lord. Smith’s house and in its surrounding yard was located on one of Hazelhurst’s main streets and captured the attention of countless passers-by with its colorful displays of her work on roofing tin. In her paintings, Mary T. Smith used pieces of tin, scraps of plywood, scrap-metal sheets or other found materials. She worked with bold brush strokes, usually in one or two primary colors. Most of her paintings are figurative of animals or portraits, in a simple, child-like style, sometimes incorporating words or letters. Her lively figures are often depicted with both hands raised to heaven. Mary T Smith died in 1995 , at the age of ninety-one. Smith – I WE OUR. The item “Mary T Smith Folk Art Painting Outsider Portrait Brown Face” is in sale since Saturday, August 1, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “deepsouthc” and is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Region of Origin: US-Southeast
Artist: Mary t Smith
Style: Folk Art
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Material: Wood
Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
Date of Creation: 1990-1999
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed?: Signed
Original/ Reproduction: Original
Type: Paintings
Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30″)
Features: Framed
Year: 1992
Color: Brown
Subject: Portrait
Originality: Original

Folk Haitian Painting Famous Saint Jacques Smith Haiti Art Brut Naif 24×24 Haiti

Posted on December 22, 2018 by admin

Folk Haitian Painting Famous Saint Jacques Smith Haiti Art Brut Naif 24x24 Haiti

Collecting, home office decoration. By the famous artist, Saint Jacques Smith b. 1943 Subject: Four Loas, circa 1960’s , Oil on masonite, 24 x 24 inches Provenance: Dr. Bob Brictson Collection Physical condition is very good (8 out of 10) rare vintage collectible, museum quality. The item “FOLK HAITIAN PAINTING FAMOUS SAINT JACQUES SMITH HAITI ART BRUT NAIF 24X24 HAITI” is in sale since Thursday, December 21, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “beauxarts18″ and is located in Homestead, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Date of Creation: 1950-1969
Originality: Original
Medium: Acrylic
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: Figures, LOAS, SPIRITS
Style: Folk Art, BRUT, PRIMITIVES
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Height (Inches): 24
Region of Origin: Latin America, Caribbean, Haiti
Width (Inches): 24
Artist: SAINT JACQUES SMITH
Painting Surface: Wood
Color: Multi-Color
Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
Features: Signed
Year: 1970

Antique Horse & Jockeys Racing Oil Painting Folk Signed Dan W Smith c. 1911 E

Posted on July 15, 2018 by admin

This is a rare antique oil painting of a horse racing event by listed artist Dan W. This painting is dated 1911. It is oil on canvas and the stretcher size is 32″ x 23″. This painting was worked on by International Conservation Laboratories in 1985 and has their label on the back. This painting exhibits craquelure and very light flaking. The item “Antique Horse & Jockeys Racing Oil Painting Folk Signed Dan W Smith c. 1911 E” is in sale since Friday, July 6, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “aquarius789″ and is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda.

Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Medium: Oil
Date of Creation: 1900-1949
Subject: Horse Racing
Originality: Original

Mary T Smith folk art painting signed plus signed photo and Raw Vision Magazine

Posted on October 16, 2017 by admin

Here is a Folk Art Collector’s Dream and CHANCE OF A LIFETIME! I have been collecting Southern Folk Art since 1998 and have had many wonderful experiences meeting and spending time with many of America’s great outsider artists. This piece has been well maintained and cared for and hanging in my home for many years. It is clean and comes from a clean, smoke-free environment. This painting is well loved and I hope they go to a great new home to be enjoyed for many years to come. 2 figures sitting under pine tree. House paint on roofing tin. This is a rare folk art classic! Even more rare as it is signed by Mary T Smith on the back. This piece comes with 2 BONUS pieces. A very rare autographed picture frame mat and photograph of Mary in her environment. This photo was taken by Mike Smith while visiting Mary and he had her sign some photo mats to go with the pictures. You will see Mary’s finger print in the ink! Also, there is a copy of the Raw Vision magazine with Mary T Smith as the cover story. I don’t want to sell this great piece but I must. The item “Mary T Smith folk art painting signed plus signed photo and Raw Vision Magazine” is in sale since Tuesday, October 10, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “alphon5e5″ and is located in Charleston, South Carolina. 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, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, 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.

Type: Signs
Style: Folk Art
Features: Signed

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