Standing Horse, American School, 19th Century. Polychromed wood, New England circa 1880. Height 24 ½ in. By length 26 in. The form and function of this remarkable horse are as mysterious as they are evocative. It may have been used as trade sign or perhaps a decorative architectural element or even a toy. Regardless of its original purpose, it is an outstanding stylization reminiscent of work produced on other times and places, such as Oriental or Etruscan sculpture. PROVENANCE: James Kronen, New York; Kennedy Galleries, New York; Marvel Collection, White Plains, New York; Ricco Maresca, New York; The American Folk Art collection of David Teiger. LITERATURE: The Kennedy Quarterly, Vol, XIII, no. I, January 1974; Tom Geismar and Harvey Khan, Spiritually Moving: A Collection of American Folk Art Sculpture (New York: Harvey N. Abrams, 1998) cat. no. 25, illus. in color.
Standing Horse, American School, 19th Century. Polychromed wood, New England circa 1880. Height 24 ½ in. By length 26 in. The form and function of this remarkable horse are as mysterious as they are evocative. It may have been used as trade sign or perhaps a decorative architectural element or even a toy. Regardless of its original purpose, it is an outstanding stylization reminiscent of work produced on other times and places, such as Oriental or Etruscan sculpture. PROVENANCE: James Kronen, New York; Kennedy Galleries, New York; Marvel Collection, White Plains, New York; Ricco Maresca, New York; The American Folk Art collection of David Teiger. LITERATURE: The Kennedy Quarterly, Vol, XIII, no. I, January 1974; Tom Geismar and Harvey Khan, Spiritually Moving: A Collection of American Folk Art Sculpture (New York: Harvey N. Abrams, 1998) cat. no. 25, illus. in color.
