Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001), Cloud World in the Air - Visions of Other Worlds
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Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001), Cloud World in the Air - Visions of Other Worlds
paint on plywood, signed and inscribed, dated Aug - 18 - 1994, numbered 34,000,524.
7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.
Howard Finster was a self-taught artist and Baptist minister. In 1976, while repainting a bicycle, he noticed a white smudge of paint on his finger in the form of a human face. He took this smudge as a sign from God to use his art to inspire followers and spread God's message.
Howard Finster is one of the most recognized outsider artists of the 20th century. His paintings are in numerous prominent public collections including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia; the American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland; and others. He created over 46,000 works of art over the course of his life, even creating album covers for R.E.M. and Talking Heads.
Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
paint on plywood, signed and inscribed, dated Aug - 18 - 1994, numbered 34,000,524.
7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.
Howard Finster was a self-taught artist and Baptist minister. In 1976, while repainting a bicycle, he noticed a white smudge of paint on his finger in the form of a human face. He took this smudge as a sign from God to use his art to inspire followers and spread God's message.
Howard Finster is one of the most recognized outsider artists of the 20th century. His paintings are in numerous prominent public collections including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia; the American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland; and others. He created over 46,000 works of art over the course of his life, even creating album covers for R.E.M. and Talking Heads.
Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
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Minor edge wear.
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Howard Finster (American, 1916-2001), Cloud World in the Air - Visions of Other Worlds
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