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Jan Bačur Naive Folk Art Painting Oil on Canvas Framed, Serbia 1986

$1,450
£1,107.07
€1,279.21
CA$2,035.53
A$2,268.81
CHF 1,190.36
MX$27,705.81
NOK 15,072.60
SEK 14,245.90
DKK 9,547.29

About the Item

The original oil on canvas painting depicts a country scene with a woman handing laundry on the line with a few chickens and a dog surrounding her. Bright dress and colorful laundry juxtapose softer, more reserved colors of the landscape and the building behind the woman, drawing viewer's attention directly to the artwork's main subject. Jan Bačur (1937-2022) was renowned listed Naive Art artist of Slovak origin; he was based in Padina, a village near Kovačica, Serbia, and affiliated with Kovacica Naive Art School. He participated in a group exhibition in Padina, Serbia in 1950, when he was only 13 years old, and became a member of the Kovacica Naive Art Gallery in Kovacica, Serbia, in 1962. He was often referred to as a chronicler, who looked at Padina as a village that changes in time, but somehow remains the same. His paintings, whether it was a portrait, landscape, or genre art, reflect layers of time and memories that speak about conserved and ancient traditions, with remarkable accuracy of the rural architecture and respectful nods to traditional Slovak costumes. Bačur's work was shown in 28 individual exhibitions in Serbia and abroad, as well as multiple internation group exhibitions. The painting is signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner; it has the original gallery paper label attached on reverse: "Jan Bačur, address and phone number, title "Laundry Washing", oil on canvas, 30x40 cm, 1986." It comes in the original solid wood frame. Provenance: The painting was acquired from the estate of Thomas Muir Wilson, the renowned photographer and graphic designer, based in Rochester, NY. Wilson worked as the designer of exhibition galleries at George Eastman House Museum of Photography in 1961-62, Art professor and instructor in Photography and Graphic Design at Minneapolis School of Art, Photography instructor at Rochester Institute of Technology, and instructor in Sculpture & Design at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. He formed Craft World Tours, taking people on themed excursions around the globe; during his travels, he amassed a spectacular collection of amazing items from all over the world, with the emphasis on Naive and Folk Art and traditional arts and crafts, including pottery, baskets, paintings, and textiles. We will be offering multiple pieces from his highly curated collection in separate listings.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.62 in (29.52 cm)Width: 15.55 in (39.5 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1986
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Clifton Springs, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4421145175122

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