Between Modernist and Folk, Visceral Old Carved Reclining Nude on (and of) Slab hanging tray 17" l x 14 3/8"

17" l x 14 3/8" t x 5 5/8" w and in good condition

but it’s the folkiness of it manifested in the figure and lock-shaped chain links that I love (I might guess American nodding to the Scandinavian manner of decoration on the bowl and handle

and I agree - great both ways

punctuated at the center with looped splint for a little handle

from sailor suit to apron to shirt waist to graduation dress

Between Modernist and Folk, Visceral Old Carved Reclining Nude on (and of) Slab hanging tray 17" l x 14 3/8"The more time I spend with this one the more I love her. She's got a bit of the Rodin about her in aspiration, but I think more the spirit of a Rodin watercolor than a sculpture, much looser, and her face is more Picasso or de Kooning esque! Altogether she feels one part academic, one part folk, and with a sort of crusty surface that makes her feel as if she were long buried and just dug up, like an ancient fertility goddess! Great from every angle