Purvis Young Signed Rare Book of Original Drawings The Horses with Foundation COA, 1979
Fine Art Drawings : pencil · 31.875 x 26.25 x 1 cm 12.5 x 10.3 x 0.4 inch
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About the artwork
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Fine Art Drawings : Unique artwork
Condition
Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed
Authenticity
Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery
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Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
31.875 x 26.25 x 1 cm 12.5 x 10.3 x 0.4 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Description
Inscription: Signed Upper Right
Condition: In the style of found art with an intentionally weathered appearance. Expected imperfections include heavy creasing, unfinished edges, and marks and staining on the back.
Documentation: Includes a Certificate of Authenticity from the Purvis Young Foundation
A masterful storyteller in his standalone pieces, Purvis Young uses this bound book of mixed media original drawings to elevate the narrative experience to an immersive and multi-faceted experience. With 37 pages of original drawings, his original bound book "The Horses" can either be viewed as a self-edited compilation of unique weeks or as a linear journey of storytelling. Measuring 12.75" x 10.5", this one-of-a-kind bound book uses a variety of mediums including crayon, pen, and marker.
Along with its namesake, "The Horses" also features several other of Purvis Young's most common symbols including angels and eyes. Young typically used eyes to represent symbols of authority including the police and the government along with more abstract themes of authority including "The Man" and "The System". His angels, depicted as figures with round halos, explore ideas of right and wrong, justice, and judgement, while horses most commonly depict ideas of freedom.
The book is signed and titled "Young - Purvis Purvis The Horses", and many pages are annotated with notes including "People I like", "Ask my Mind this", and "Purvis Loves the Horses". Included with purchase is a Certificate of Authenticity from the Purvis Young Foundation.
Presentation
Purvis Young was a self-taught African-American artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on found objects, including scrap metal, book pages, and discarded envelops, his richly colored depictions of trucks, figures, and coil-shaped abstractions, described a fraught yet inspired experience of living in the poverty stricken Overtown neighborhood of Miami. “What I say is the world is getting worser, guys pushing buggies, street people not having no jobs here in Miami, drugs kill the young, and church people riding around in luxury cars," he once remarked. Born on February 4, 1943 in Liberty City, FL, he learned to draw from his uncle at a young age but never had any formal art training. It was during his incarceration at the Raiford State Penitentiary from 1961–1961 as a teenager, that he began drawing prolifically. Years after his release, Young's creative output attracted the attention of Bernard Davis, the owner of the Miami Art Museum. Davis subsequently brought the artist's work into the public eye, and by the 1970s, tourists and collectors regularly visited Young in Goodbread Alley where he lived and worked. Inspired by books on Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh, El Greco, and Paul Gauguin, as well as documentaries on American history, Young's work grew in scope and formal invention throughout the latter part of his career. The artist died on April 20, 2010 in Miami, FL. Today, his works are held in the collections of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the American Folk Art Museum in New York, and the de Young Museum of Art in San Francisco, among others.
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