Maine Antique Digest, March 2017

30-B Maine Antique Digest, March 2017

AUCTION -

30-B

This extremely early Howard

Finster (1916-2001) work,

Cyrpus

Bell Tower

, from 1978, is from

before he used his numbering

system. The wood-burned board

construction has a self-portrait

figure with “Howard’s First

Carving” handwritten on the

back. An important example, it

brought $8520, the highest price

of the 34 Howard Finster lots

offered in this sale. Steiner photo.

Not all folk artists who carved wood

painted their creations. This astrological

panel for Cancer by Ulysses Davis (1914-

1990) features glitter and clear lacquer. It

sold for $6120. Steiner photo.

One of two carved and painted busts in this sale by

S.L. Jones (1901-1997),

Man with Red Bow Tie

won

the bidders’ vote at $7320. Steiner photo.

Among the seven lots of game boards was this interesting

Civil War commemorative example, which features the

flags and generals of the two sides. One bidder took all for

$480. Steiner photo.

Ray Morroni executed a number of World War II

Army Air Force related carved and painted wood

relief plaques. This plaque commemorating the

“331st Air Service Sqdn” of the 15th Air Force

flew to a collector for only $90. Steiner photo.

This version of the

Last Supper

, 25" x 31", by Justin

McCarthy (1891-1977) may rankle some believers

with its inclusion of women wearing bold makeup.

It didn’t bother the high bidder at $8400, which was

well over the $3000/5000 estimate. Steiner photo.

Perhaps this 9" x 12" oil on canvas by Linda Anderson (b. 1941)

became a special Christmas gift to someone at $900. Steiner photo.

At 41" x 35", this large paint on paperboard by

Bahamian artist Amos Ferguson (1920-2009) blends

tropical paradise with an angel blowing a conch

horn. It sold for a sound $6000. His boldly colored

works are generally scriptural or Bahamas scenes,

with this work a blend of the two. Steiner photo.

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