Fall Southern Pottery & Folk Art Auction
Lot 101A:
Important June Frazier Johnston Comonica Series VI Paintings
Description
Important June Frazier Johnston Origins Folk Art Paintings that she deemed Comonica Series VI works, circa 1989. These two paintings are outstanding in getting back to ancient times where South Western Native Americans did the cave drawings and rock drawings. This is a set of fine acrylic paintings of one which shows Native Americans attacking a Fort by a river on horseback, also a gecko, with trees near a river. This piece is signed on the back as well. The second acrylic painting depicts images of a Sunflower for fertility, a chief, two dogs, what possibly could be Stars Heavens, three antlered nimble possible chiefs or medicine man. These are outstanding paintings that would fit in almost any environment of the art culture. Both are in outstanding condition and are signed on the backs. Size are as follows frame to frame – 48 1/2" Tall x 37 1/2" Wide Second is 48 1/2" Wide x 37 1/2" WideImportant (The Late) June Frazier Johnston Folk Art Painting. A local Watkinsville Georgia resident and born in North Florida a outstanding folk artist. This piece is a true testament to her caliber of her works from her creative background. She was a graduate of Georgia State University also Graduate School at Florida State University & also studying at Appalachian State University, Berry College also the Greenville Museum of Art. Her career as a painter was lengthy and very successful and in the mid 80’s her style shifted dramatically. Her pieces are from graphically inspired dreams, the scenes from moments also in her life or symbol-laden depictions of folks she knew or created. Her works are in Collections of the Corporate World including Citicorp, Delta Airlines, IBM, University of Georgia, Tupperware World Headquarters, Ford Motor Company, Texaco Oil Company, Bamett Bank, Home Federal Savings & Loan Company and many others. The exhibitions are outstanding from Florida State Museum, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, Ashville Museum, Quinlan Art Center, Greenville Institute of Technology, Bender Fine Art Gallery. The Juried Shows list is impeccable from Louisiana Watercolor Society, New Mexico Water Color Society, just to name a few. These are once in a lifetime opportunity to own such historic works of folk Art. Fine investment examples.
Condition: Outstanding
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