Naïve-Style Illustrations

The frankness of works by Henri Rousseau and André Bauchant can be described as child-like. Although perceived as simplistic in nature the perspective is more flat and its expression more rudimentary than other artworks produced in the first decades of the 20th century. The question then is asked – why? Later referred to as Naïve-style art, its origins lie post-Impressionism 19th century France, corresponding to works made by an artist with no formal training in an art school or academy. By deforming perspective, color and modifying reality, this movement sought to escape from what was perceived as the insincere sophistication of art created within the traditional system. Naïve artists are sometimes referred to as modern primitives but equally this shift from tradition also led to taught artists employing an aesthetic but also a different label – modern primitive art. The medium does not even have to be paint to render the simplicity of this style as seen in the illustrated works within our own selections. The likes of Peter De Boer focuses on the subject of  nature and landscape in everyday life - conveying the dangers of humanity and nature interacting, his simple perspective highlighting the dangers both can inflict on the other. Whilst Menashe Kadishman also pulls from nature using the animal as the subject to highlight his own past and ultimately that naïve art as a style is a truly sincere one.

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Painting, Tandem Totem, Hunt Slonem

Tandem Totem

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.8 inch

$33,217

Painting, Red Rover, Hunt Slonem

Red Rover

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 93.98 x 68.58 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 27 x 0.8 inch

$33,217

Painting, Golden, Hunt Slonem

Golden

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, Sunday Flyers, Hunt Slonem

Sunday Flyers

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, Sulphurs II, Hunt Slonem

Sulphurs II

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, Love, Hunt Slonem

Love

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, Daisy, Hunt Slonem

Daisy

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, Amy's Find, Hunt Slonem

Amy's Find

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, Mindful, Hunt Slonem

Mindful

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, New Blue, Hunt Slonem

New Blue

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, Blue Run, Hunt Slonem

Blue Run

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 76.2 x 91.4 cm Painting - 30 x 36 inch

$29,065

Painting, 2 Glisten, Hunt Slonem

2 Glisten

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 1 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.4 inch

$8,304

Painting, F9, Christian Silvain

F9

Christian Silvain

Painting - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

$830

Painting, Island, Peter de Boer

Island

Peter de Boer

Painting - 150 x 400 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 157.5 x 0.8 inch

$14,236

Painting, Green Aeres, Hunt Slonem

Green Aeres

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 24.4 x 20.3 x 1 cm Painting - 9.6 x 8 x 0.4 inch

$8,304

Painting, Treat, Hunt Slonem

Treat

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.32 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, Miranda, Hunt Slonem

Miranda

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, Daisy 3, Hunt Slonem

Daisy 3

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 cm Painting - 10 x 8 inch

$8,245

Painting, Blue Eyes, Hunt Slonem

Blue Eyes

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 cm Painting - 10 x 8 inch

$8,245

Painting, At The Feet, Hunt Slonem

At The Feet

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch

$8,304

Painting, Old Lace, Hunt Slonem

Old Lace

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 1 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.4 inch

$8,304

Painting, Steepletop, Hunt Slonem

Steepletop

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 76.2 x 101 x 1 cm Painting - 30 x 39.8 x 0.4 inch

$33,217

Painting, Drop Tear, Hunt Slonem

Drop Tear

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 26.7 x 21.6 x 1 cm Painting - 10.5 x 8.5 x 0.4 inch

$8,898

Painting, Mandy, Hunt Slonem

Mandy

Hunt Slonem

Painting - 24.4 x 20.3 x 1 cm Painting - 9.6 x 8 x 0.4 inch

$8,304

Painting, Biarritz I, Peter de Boer

Biarritz I

Peter de Boer

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,910

Painting, Nightsea, Peter de Boer

Nightsea

Peter de Boer

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,068

Painting, Sulap II, Peter de Boer

Sulap II

Peter de Boer

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$415

Painting, Sulap I, Peter de Boer

Sulap I

Peter de Boer

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$415

Painting, Fisher boy, Peter de Boer

Fisher boy

Peter de Boer

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$4,306