This painting is definitely a folk art piece, but between that sky and off kilter checkerboard floor and super bright bouquet it also has a bit of a Chicago Imagist feel about it to me, while also seeming to reference theorem paintings, with the urn especially almost looking like a cut stencil. All this adds up to what I think is quite a fabulous painting, with an impact quite beyond its smallish size, and which seems just the thing to get one through the dreary days of winter! I purchased this from a dealer and folk art collector based in Maryland, who had it framed it herself within the last decade or so. (Simple wood frame, no glass). It is dated 1968 on the reverse, and signed what looks like T.H. Neaves or similar, which has lead me nowhere, though I have to think, based on the confidence of the painting, that its maker was a fairly prolific one. Super.
12 3/4 x 9 1/2” framed in a simple wooden frame (which looks a bit orange in photos but is not) and in excellent vintage condition.
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