Standing Deer by Joe Sleep

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CA$3,000 - CA$4,500

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Folk Art

ARTIST

Joseph Sleep (1914-1978) grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick. He spent his life working in the fishing industry and as a jack-of-all-trades before becoming a worker for the 'Bill Lynch Shows' travelling carnival. It was not until 1973, when Sleep was hospitalized at the Halifax Infirmary, that he discovered his passion for drawing. The nurses requested he draw posters for them, and provided him with paper and art supplies - a gesture which started him on his late-life career as a painter. He later opened a small art studio on Argyle Street in Halifax. His folk art pieces incorporated many materials including latex, cardboard, canvas, masonite, felt markers and even spray paint. Work by Joe Sleep is included in the collections of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of History.

Size

Sight: 13" x 13.25". Frame: 17" x 16.75" x 0.5".

Category

Paintings & Drawings

Description

Nova Scotia. 1977. A delightfully simple rendering by Nova Scotia master folk artist Joe Sleep of a deer in orangey-yellow with a yellow band around its neck standing on a darker green mound. A nearby whimsical tree is painted in mint green with black branches. The matte is painted turquoise while the frame is decorated with leaves and flowers in a variety of fall colours. Joseph Sleep grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick. Work by him is included in the collections of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Dalhousie University Art Gallery, National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of History. Signed and dated, on front.

Medium

Enamel on panel.

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