Charley Kinney (American/Kentucky, 1906-1991), "Owl", mixed media on poster board, signed lower right, 24 in. x 22 in., unframed. Provenance: Private Collection of Outsider Art, Birmingham, AL. Condition: Overall fair condition. Note: Charley Kinney was born in Lewis County, Kentucky, and before 1912, his family had moved less than a mile to where he would spend the remainder of his life. He showed artistic interest at an early age, preferring to draw rather than study during his three or four years of schooling. Spending his entire life virtually in the same spot and living off the land, Kinney developed an intimate knowledge of the surrounding landscape and a keen connection to the natural environment of rural Appalachia. His work features the animals that inhabited the area alongside him, both real and imagined. Supernatural beasts or “haints” were often the subjects of Kinney’s art, fueled by his extraordinary imagination. Kinney’s painting flourished from the 1970s until his death, and his local critters, such as the owl offered here, are among his most resonating works. Ref.: “Charley Kinney (1906-1991).” Roots Up Gallery. www.rootsupgallery.com. Accessed Jan. 31, 2023.

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