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Outsider Art Hand-Carved "Shotgun Wedding" Tableau

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Crude hand-carved and painted wedding party figures (bride, groom, officiant - likely a preacher, and witness - presumably the father of the bride) executed in an Outsider / Naïve style (ca. 1930s, USA). Humorous tableau, with an exaggeratedly bleak cast of characters - all barefoot and shabbily dressed: the hunched back father-in-law equipped with a shotgun, the disheveled preacher with a tattered bible, the bride with exaggerated buck teeth, and the groom with unkempt, red hair. A very amusing collection representative of 'rural' American Folk Art. Wear consistent with age / use (minor paint loss, wear to the bible, general wear). Bride: H: 8.25" x D: 2" x L: 3.25" Groom: H: 8.75" x D: 2" x L: 3" Preacher: H: 8.25" x D: 2.5" x L: 2.75" Father of the bride: H: 8.5" x D: 2.25" x L: 4.25".
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Width: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)Depth: 2.25 in (5.72 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 4
  • Style:
    Folk Art (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    ca. 1930
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Wear consistent with age / use (minor paint loss, wear to the bible, general wear).
  • Seller Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: SKU000037861stDibs: LU1444226231492
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