Brooklyn - Outsider and Self Taught Art

Oil on panel depicting a coastal view with sailboats by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970s. Recognized f...

Acrylic on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1980s. Recognized for his fantastical landscapes, this portrait is a departure fo...

Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for cre...

Oil and acrylic on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's skill at layering textures along with an aptitude for creating fantastical landscapes. Adding out of place animals (in this case, a lion and a tiger) to an otherwise believable countryside setting for a deer hunt, creates an imaginary context removed from reality. Del Favero's marriage of fantasy and whimsy beautifully suits his Naïve painting style. Signed on verso. Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995 Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist's death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin...

Charming, comical oil on canvas by African American Artist, John Jones (circa late 1990s-early 2000s, USA), whose subject matter is a husband and wife couple having tea, while she ho...

Signed & numbered silk screened print on paper, floating in black wood frame. Paper size 29.5"H x 40"H

Tall, vibrant sculpture of figure holding serving tray with bottle.

Double-sided, solid hand-cut steel trade sign for a "modern" beauty shop run by two gals, "Sophie & Moxie". Painted surface is rust-spotted and weathered t...

An amazing collection of 6 original figural drawings on paper circa 1940 - - 3 female and 3 male characters 'modeling' fantasy couture in kaleidoscopic colors. Executed in a Constructivist style with a hint of 1940s WPA poster...