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Sunday, April 28, 2019

United Furniture Diamond Front Walnut Triple Dresser


1960s


In professionally refinished condition

74" x 19" x 31"

SOLD

Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Tufted Blue Velvet Swivel Barrel Back Lounge, Tub or Club Chair


1960s


Fully restored and reupholstered

30.5" x 30" x 28"
Seat height 16"

SOLD

Purvis Young, Poll Lines

Circa 1990


Mixed media

Acrylic painting on found political campaign sign and cardboard
with applied wood border frame

In overall excellent condition, as intended by artist

H 22.75" x W 23" x 0.25" D

SOLD

Purvis Young (February 4, 1943 – April 20, 2010) was a Miami, Florida native whose works, blends of collage and painting, utilized found objects and portrayed the experience of African Americans in the south and in his adoptive neighborhood, Overtown. Young gained recognition as a contemporary artist, with a collectors' following including celebrities such as Jane Fonda, Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, among others, and his works are highly sough after. In 2006, the documentary Purvis of Overtown was produced about his life and work. His work can be found in the collections of over 58 museums nationwide, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian, The American Folk Art Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, etc.

Purvis Young, Reaching Out


Circa 1990


Mixed media 
Painting on paper and found plastic sign insert cover with white metal frame 

In overall excellent condition, as intended by artist

H 38" x W 24.5" x 0.5" D

$9,500

Purvis Young (February 4, 1943 – April 20, 2010) was a Miami, Florida native whose works, blends of collage and painting, utilized found objects and portrayed the experience of African Americans in the south and in his adoptive neighborhood, Overtown. Young gained recognition as a contemporary artist, with a collectors' following including celebrities such as Jane Fonda, Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, among others, and his works are highly sough after. In 2006, the documentary Purvis of Overtown was produced about his life and work. His work can be found in the collections of over 58 museums nationwide, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian, The American Folk Art Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, etc.