Paul Oestreicher (American, 20th-21st century). Copper sculpture of Babadook, 1981. Signature, edition number (11/13), and date (1981) are inscribed on edge of lamp. A fascinating copper sculpture in the form of an oil lamp or candleholder with the bogeyman-like creature known as Mister Babadook perched upon a petite pedestal rising from one end by American sculptor, painter, and musician Paul Oestreicher. Oestreicher fittingly rendered Babadook as a haunting entity, presenting with a frightening visage topped by a tall hat, a dramatic crouched pose, claw-like hands, bony spine, and bestial tail. Quite an eerie piece projecting Babadook's monstrous nature! Size: 9.75" L x 6.75" W x 8" H (24.8 cm x 17.1 cm x 20.3 cm)

Paul Oestreicher has lived with t he Unami-Delaware Indians of Oklahoma intermittently since he was 16 years old. Much of his work has been devoted to preserving the oral history and culture of these peoples. In addition, he has worked as a ranch hand and cowboy in British Columbia, Canada. Paul has had a solo exhibition at the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, and he was named Featured Sculptor for the 1993 Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors. Among his other honors: Artist-in-Residence at the 1996 "Les Animaliers" Sculpture Exhibition in Connecticut, and 3 of his works represent the US in the Ambassador's Residence of Guatemala.

Provenance: private Conover, North Carolina, USA collection

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Intact and excellent with wonderful green patina. Signature, edition number (11/13), and date (1981) are inscribed on edge of lamp form.