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Two Folk Art Constructions by Willie Massey

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Willie Massey. Yellow Birdhouse Construction.: Willie Massey. Yellow Birdhouse Construction. Not signed. Paint on found board with mixed media. Excellent condition. 16"w x 12"d x 19"h. Est. $1,000-2,000. Ship: $150

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Willie Massey. Two Turtle Doves.: Willie Massey. Two Turtle Doves. Signed. Paint and graphite on paper board with artist-made and decorated wood frame. Excellent condition. 34.5"w x 12.5"h x 2"d. Est. $1,000-1,500. Ship: $75

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Willie Massey. Two Bird Paintings Framed Together.: Willie Massey. Two Bird Paintings Framed Together. Not signed. Spotted Rooster and Pearl-Eyed Pheasant. Paint and mixed media on found card stock. Great condition. 13"w x 21"h with frame. Provenance:

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Willie Massey. Two Spotted Chickens.: Willie Massey. Two Spotted Chickens. 1985. Paint on found wooden crates. Excellent condition. 15” w x 9" h with frame. Est. $300-500. Ship: $45

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Willie Massey. Birdhouse With Two Aluminum Birds.: Willie Massey. Birdhouse With Two Aluminum Birds. Not signed. Paint on found wooden crates with mixed media. Birds are not attached overall great condition. 12" x 9" x 12". Est. $300-$500. Ship: $55

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Willie Massey. Polka Dot Roosters.: Willie Massey. Two Black And White Polka Dot Roosters. Not signed. Paint and pencil on paper board. Excellent condition. Image is 15"w x 11"h. Frame is 23"w x 19"h. Est. $500-800. Ship: $45

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Willie Massey. Three Birds.: Willie Massey. Three Birds. Not signed. Tin foil and paint constructions. All in good condition. Largest is 7"h. Est. $200-300. Ship: $35

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Willie Massey. Salmon & Green Colored Birdhouse.: Willie Massey. Salmon and Green Colored Birdhouse With Foil Balls. Carved and painted found crates, aluminum foil construction. Missing one piece at top otherwise excellent condition. 14.5" x 10.5" x

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Willie Massey. Blue Bird House.: Willie Massey. Blue Bird House. Wooden fruit crate board with paint and aluminum foil construction. Excellent condition. 11" w x 22" h x 11.5" d. Est. $1,000-2,000. Ship: $100

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Willie Massey. Ox-Blood Red Rocking Chair.: Willie Massey. Ox-Blood Red Rocking Chair. Not signed or dated. Carved and painted wood construction. Excellent condition. 9"d x 7"w x 10"h. Provenance: Jane and Larry Schlachter Collection. Est. $300

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Willie Massey. Large Stripped Roof Birdhouse.: Willie Massey. Large Stripped Roof Birdhouse. Not signed. Wooden food crates, paint and tin foil construction. Excellent condition. 21" w x 19" h x 16.5" d. Provenance: The Larry and Jane Schlachter C

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James Harold Jennings (NC, 1939-1999), Two Folk Art: James Harold Jennings (NC, 1939-1999), Two Folk Art Constructionscarved, cut-out, and painted wood, "Circus Rhinoceros", (15 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.) and dog with dog house (8 1/2 x 10 in.), both signed. From

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Willie Massey Folk Art Chair: miniature chair by African American Willie Massey, one loss to front left side post. Paint and cut/carved wood. 7.5"H

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Willie Massey Folk Art Chair: miniature chair by African American Willie Massey, no apparent losses, paint and carved/cut wood. 14"H

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WILLIE MASSEY FOLK ART BIRD HOUSE: a masterpiece by Willie Massey. 13" x 15". Mixed media with wood, paint, tinfoil.

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Willie Massey Folk Art Chicken: Made from wood scraps and features a crisply carved “come” and mother-of-pearl button eyes. 1980s. Unsigned. 7" L x 5" H x 4" W Considered a master of African American self-taught art, Kentucky-bo

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Two Folk Art Constructions by Willie Massey

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American - Kentucky, 1906-1990. Massey was a sharecropper most of his life, but began making folk art after the death of his wife in 1955. Including painting of bird and tree in constructed frame, 15 3/4\" x 17 3/4\"; and wall plaque with applied buttons, flowers, and mirrored bird, 6 1/2\" x 10\". From the collection of Howard and Anne Smith of Mayodan, North Carolina.

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Two Folk Art Constructions by Willie Massey

Name: Two Folk Art Constructions by Willie Massey
SKU: 28877884
Price: 70 USD
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