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THBPatrick Davis Paper Mache Figure
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PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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LiveMay 19, 2022
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- Lot Description
(Texas/Guyana, 20th/21st century)
The Wretched Old Clown, 1998, dated and signed to right foot "Patrick Davis", titled to left foot, paper mache, paint, and mixed media, 13 in.
Note: "Known for his paper mache figures, he assembles his figures over wire forms and then paints and clothes them with paper from magazines. His finishing touch is often tiny snakeskin scales, which he uses as fingernails and toenails. His elegantly posed figures are typically topped with a large hat, which Davis says he makes first and 'the rest just comes to me.'"
Provenance: Property sold to benefit the American Folk Art Museum
Condition
scratching, scuffing, top hat detached, but retained, dust, residue
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