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Charlie Tanner "Family Group"
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Charlie Tanner "Family Group"
Estimate:
CA$3,500 - CA$5,000
Sold
CA$21,000
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
12.25" x 10.25" x 4".
Category
Folk Art
Description
Eagle Head, Nova Scotia. 1981. Mr. Tanner's carving style is unique, unmistakable and, arguably, in a class of its own. His work is boldly carved and extremely colourful. This particular work portrays an interaction among Tanner's renown bulbous figures: a woman holding a child in one arm while also holding the hand of her daughter. The family dog, a dalmation, and a playful black and white cat complete the scene. There are many single figure Tanners, but few multiple-figure Tanners. This is an exquisite example of folk art sculpture by one of Canada's finest folk artists. Signed on the underside of the base, "CT".
Condition
Excellent condition.
Medium
Painted wood carving.
Provenance
From the Susan Murray Collection.
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