Merton D. Simpson

Merton D. Simpson (1928-2013, active/lived in New York, South Carolina, Africa) oil on canvas Expressionist painting depicting a boat in a tumultuous sea. Signed lower right in block letters "M. D. Si

Merton Simpson1928-2013Untitled (Abstract)c. 1960acrylic on canvas40 x 36 inchessigned, MD SimpsonProvenance: the estate of the artist to private collection, Los Angeles, CA

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Confrontation 23 A. 1969. Oil on canvas. Signed on verso. MD Simpson. 30" x 40".Frame: 32 11/16" x 42 9/16".

Merton Simpson1928-2013Nightscape1960acrylic on canvas50 x 40 inchessigned and dated

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Untitled. 1963. Oil on board. Signed l.r. MD Simpson 63. 36" x 42". Frame: 42 3/4 x 38 3/4".

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Summer Seascape. 1963. Acrylic on canvas. Signed on verso. MD Simpson. 40" x 50". 40 15/16" x 50 3/4" Provenance: Merton Simpson label on verso.

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Ritual Dance. 1983. Acrylic & oil on board. Signed l.r. MDS 83. 35" x 52". 35 7/8" x 52 6/8". Provenance: Label on verso.

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Polytonics 2. 1983-1984. Oil on board. Signed l.r. MDS 83-84.

Egyptian limestone relief ex. Merton simpson gallery. Age uncertain? Size 14 1/4 Length x 14 x 1 3/4 inches. An Egyptian limestone relief fragment carved with three figure standing facing left, Egypti

Original oil painting on canvas by Merton Simpson Measures: 34 x 26 inches Signed, dated, titled on backside

Merton Simpson Inventory # 8943 A tall ancestor idol carved from a very dense heavy wood with reddish pigments and elaborate designs, classic facial features and overall style. According to literature

A very fine and elegant carved wooden stool featuring a lovely ancestor figure with hands on the knees and wearing a wrap skirt is used as the central support, as well as two carved support poles embe

This dramatic and imposing helmet mask in wood represents the head of a male dignitary. The mask has been embellished with various shells and beads and is quite an elaborate example and can be associa

A carved wooden double or twin Fanti doll decorated with incised linear designs accented with kaolin clay pigment and embellished with old glass beads, Ghana, West Africa. The sculpture measures 14 x

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Untitled. 1962. Oil on canvas. Signed l.r. "MD Simpson, 62". 32" x 14"

M.D. Simpson on verso. Dated 1992 in verso. # 4 on verso. Framed measures 17 3/4" h x 21 3/4" w x 1 3/8" d. Picture measures 12" h x 16" w.

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Untitled abstract. Oil on board. #223 on verso. 34 7/8 x 52". Frame: 35 13/16 x 52 3/4". Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Sky Story. Oil on Canvas. # 575 on verso. 40 x40". Frame: 41 x 41. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

This is a very rare ancient wooden sculpture of an ancestor from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Such idols were often placed on shrines that were in the cliffs above the Dogon villages along

A Very rare, old and interesting wooden mask from the Igbo peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. A powerful and dramatic Okoroshi Ojo mask from the Igbo of Nigeria. Okoroshi masks are used in ceremonies to

Carved wooden shrine altar featuring six ancestor figures. While the purpose for which it was created is not entirely clear, the rich patina of this Dogon figural group and the flatted top suggests a

Merton Simpson, African-American, 1928 - 2013, "Sea Poem", acrylic on canvas board with applied and chiseled plywood center, initialed and dated '82 lower right, further inscribed, titled etc verso. (

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Seascape. Oil on Canvas. On verso 551 or 552. 36 x 46" Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Middle Passage 2. Oil on Paper. 1982. Signed on Front "MDS". 21 x 29". Frame: 32 x 40" Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D