Graphically Excellent and Also Highly Empathetic Green and Black Painted Folk Art Turtle photo of horse boy climbing a fence

boy climbing a fence

A proper hook is missing

who he fought several times

39" x 19" not including fringe

but I might guess they were a student at somewhere like the Art Students League in NYC in the 1930s -40s

Graphically Excellent and Also Highly Empathetic Green and Black Painted Folk Art Turtle photo of horse boy climbing a fenceA very excellent turtle, with wonderfully done paint job to emulate a faceted shell, and the notched carving along the ridge of his back the perfect touch. Terrific open mouthed face with red paint inside, too. A total charmer. 4 7 8" x 2 1 8" t x 3 4" d. Good condition, with small, clean loss to the end of his tail, as documented, not really noticeable unless looking for it. Otherwise general wear to paint, some scattered light white spots, all of a