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Charlie Tanner Man with Spotted Dog
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Charlie Tanner Man with Spotted Dog
Estimate:
CA$2,000 - CA$2,500
Sold
CA$2,750
Live Auction
Post-War Canadian Folk Art
ARTIST
Charlie Tanner (1904-1982) was a sculptor and woodcarver based in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. A fisherman for most of his life, it was not until 1974 when Tanner began carving in his retirement. In less than a year, he had developed his distinctive style by which his carvings are easily recognized today. His works often depicted people in familiar, everyday situations. His talents were discovered by Maine antique dealer Chris Huntington, who stated: “Handicaps of limited education and experience, briefness of career, problems of ill health or restrictions in god-given skills are the confines that the work rises above. If we are sensitive in reading the work, if we allow time from our too busy world to let this work have its space, it will stand forth to speak for Charlie and the world he created it from.” Tanner's work is included in the collections of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and many private collections throughout North America.
Size
10.5" x 7.25" x 2.75".
Category
Folk Art
Description
Eagle Head, Nova Scotia. 1981. Certainly one of the most interesting of all Canadian folk artists, Charlie Tanner (1904 - 1982) showed skill and imagination in all of his colourful works. Executed the year before his death, this piece, Man with Spotted Dog, is consistent with the style and execution of his bulbous figures. The human form, as he carves it, borders on the abstract. Elongated arms and shoulders, bulbous torso and oddly shaped head with extended brow are common to just about all his human figures. The spotted dog, in this case, sits on his haunches, alert and ready for a command. Tanner confidently painted his works with bold, smooth colours. There are many single figure Tanners, but few multiple-figure Tanners. Signed, "Charlie Tanner" and dated underneath.
Condition
Excellent condition. Very light soil to the surface.
Medium
Carved and painted wood.
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