Striking Modernist Photograph Signed Homer (Presumed Sculptor Homer Gunn) hand-painted text (the separated figures with arms

(the separated figures with arms down measure 1" across

and especially those with overt repairs that show the care and creativity of their prior owners--of which this is a great example

narrow waist

both collected in Japan and by contemporary makers

red chimney included

Striking Modernist Photograph Signed Homer (Presumed Sculptor Homer Gunn) hand-painted text (the separated figures with armsI found this last week in New Hampshire, and the more time I spend with it the more I love it, including for the sense of mystery induced by that out of focus rectangle in the background, which looks a bit like an illuminated Lite Brite board The seller knew that the piece was by a fairly well known sculptor installation artist, and, signed Homer on the back of the board, I believe it was likely a piece by Homer Gunn (1919 2001), born in Woonsocket,