Lot 28
**Originally Listed At $500**
Henry L. Pancher (American, 1910-1994). "Pa's Coon Dogs" oil on board, June 1986. Signed on lower right. A fabulous folk art painting by self-taught Outsider Artist Henry L. Pancher. The composition features a horse-drawn wagon occupied by more than a dozen people, following five white coonhounds referred to as "Pa's Coon Dogs" in the title. Neatly stacked hay bales imaginatively rendered in shades of blue and lavender mark the field to their right; rolling lavender hills rise beyond the black fence; stars twinkle in the night sky as the full moon shines in cool shades of blue and violet. Among the most intriguing elements of this composition is a large sky blue orb, perhaps representing loose pieces of hay that have yet to be arranged in a bale. This almost magical entity was meticulously delineated via Pancher's impressive palette knife work to create an enchanting impasto presence. Size (sight view): 11.5" L x 15.625" W (29.2 cm x 39.7 cm) Size of frame: 19.375" L x 23.5" W (49.2 cm x 59.7 cm)
Henry L. Pancher was born on July 8, 1910 in Vanleer, Tennessee. A self-taught artist who worked in a modern folk art style, Pancher exhibited his works at the Desert Art Center in Palm Springs, California as well as various art galleries in Monterey and San Francisco, California. He passed away on January 30, 1994 in Carmel, California.
An informative "ABOUT THE ARTIST" label on the verso of this painting reads as follows, "Pancher is a Modern Primitive painter whose works have been exhibited and accepted most widely. He has had shows at the Rotunda Gallery, City of Paris, San Francisco, Galerie de Tours, Carmel, The Village Gallery, Lahaina/Maui/Hawaii, Desert Art Center, Palm Springs, Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, The Young Gallery, Chicago, the Pebble Beach Art Gallery. His works were represented in a Group Show at the Horowitch Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona with Forrest Moses and other relatives of Grandma Moses. His works are currently being shown at the Bill W. Dodge Gallery, Carmel, California.
Mr. Chauncey J. Hamlin, now deceased, past President of the International Council of Museums with headquarters in Paris, purchased one of his primitives. Five of his paintings were acquired by John C. Daly, formerly of TV's "What's My Line". A prominent Doctor acquired eight of his paintings for his Collection. Mr. Oscar Edwards of Sydney, Australia, acquired one of his paintings to hang alongside his extensive Art Collection. He also created especially for California Artists a Christmas card design titled 'Home For Christmas' for reproduction purposes."
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
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- Condition: Painting is signed by the artist on the lower right and in very good condition overall. Frame has a few scuffs and abrasions as shown but its grey and blue hues complement the painting quite nicely. On the verso is a Bill W. Dodge gallery label as well as a typed identification label as well as another label with an informative artist biography on the verso. "6-86" is handwritten on the wooden border framing the painting on the verso. Fitted with a suspension wire, the painting is ready to display.
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