Art
Marvin Finn guinea folk art
- Item Number
- 107
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Sold
- 400 USD to jh67ff708
- Number of Bids
- 17 - Bid History
Item Description
PRICELESS!! Wooden guinea by reknown Kentucky folk artist Marvin Finn (d. 2007).
Marvin Finn was a familiar resident of Louisville’s artistic community for more than thirty years. The work of this beloved urban folk artist was highly sought after by collectors of toys and contemporary folk art during his lifetime and continues to be sought after by discerning collectors today. He was a living treasure in Louisville; one of a rare breed of truly self-taught visionary artists working at the turn of the century.
Finn has created whole populations of cackling barnyard chickens, arrogant roosters and powerful bulls inspired by his life on the family farm – but he never made snakes, which always terrified him. Marvin has built heavy cranes, trains and bulldozers like those he watched while working as a laborer in the Louisville dockyards.
Finn is perhaps best known for his haughty, fun and imaginative roosters. His systematic use of bold stripes, dots and dashes painted on scrap wood against a solid background in unconventional color combinations is his signature style. Some scholars have linked his worked to the West African art of the Yoruba tradition.
The sculpture's dimensions are 20 inches (height) x 10 inches (width). This piece is signed and dated 1994.
Donated by Greg Jones
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