![](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1045/32515/13037651_1_x.jpg?height=172&quality=70&version=1347729795&width=344)
Purvis Young "Street Basketball" Painting
Purvis Young Sale History
View Price Results for Purvis Young![Purvis Young Large Original Oil Painting Signed Figures Framed Modern Street Art: This Lot Includes:Gallery Coa & Free Domestic Shipping (*Insurance And International Shipping For An Additional Charge)Artist: Purvis YoungTitle: Fire DancersMedium: Oil PaintingSize: 25” X 38&r](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7844/317291/170339284_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1706245281)
Related Paintings
More Items from Purvis Young
View MoreRecommended Art
View More![item-13037651=1](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1045/32515/13037651_1_x.jpg?height=54&quality=55&version=1347729795)
![item-13037651=2](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1045/32515/13037651_2_x.jpg?height=54&quality=55&version=1347729795)
![item-13037651=3](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1045/32515/13037651_3_x.jpg?height=54&quality=55&version=1347729795)
![item-13037651=4](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1045/32515/13037651_4_x.jpg?height=54&quality=55&version=1347729795)
![item-13037651=5](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1045/32515/13037651_5_x.jpg?height=54&quality=55&version=1347729795)
![Purvis Young "Street Basketball" Painting](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1045/32515/13037651_1_x.jpg?quality=1&version=1347729795&width=486)
![Purvis Young "Street Basketball" Painting](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1045/32515/13037651_1_x.jpg?quality=80&version=1347729795)
Item Details
Description
Designer & Manufacturer: Purvis Young
Markings: signed
Country of Origin & Materials: American; on found wood
Additional Information & Circa: "Street Basketball" painting by outside artist Purvis Young (1943-2010). Images include wild horses and figures. Purvis Young of Overtown, Miami served 3 years in a North Florida prison, significant in that many self taught expressionists learned to paint in prison. He was discovered in the early 1970's in Overtown after plastering his artwork on the side of an abandoned building in "Good Bread Alley". The idea was inspired by "The Wall of Respect" in Chicago. Young primarily painted with house paint and found materials. His work is included in over 60 museums including the Smithsonian, Washington DC; 1998
Dimensions: 26"h, 45"w
Markings: signed
Country of Origin & Materials: American; on found wood
Additional Information & Circa: "Street Basketball" painting by outside artist Purvis Young (1943-2010). Images include wild horses and figures. Purvis Young of Overtown, Miami served 3 years in a North Florida prison, significant in that many self taught expressionists learned to paint in prison. He was discovered in the early 1970's in Overtown after plastering his artwork on the side of an abandoned building in "Good Bread Alley". The idea was inspired by "The Wall of Respect" in Chicago. Young primarily painted with house paint and found materials. His work is included in over 60 museums including the Smithsonian, Washington DC; 1998
Dimensions: 26"h, 45"w
Condition
very good, as found
Buyer's Premium
- 23%
Purvis Young "Street Basketball" Painting
Estimate $2,000 - $3,000
Get approved to bid.
Shipping & Pickup Options
Item located in West Palm Beach, FL, usSee Policy for Shipping
Payment
![Palm Beach Modern Auctions](https://images.liveauctioneers.com/houses/logos/lg/parker_large.jpg?width=140&quality=80)
TOP