Tall wood column or totem carved with abstract geometric shapes and three dominate archaic faces.
Tall wood column or totem carved with abstract geometric shapes and three dominate archaic faces.
Tall wood column or totem carved with abstract forms suggesting symbols also many small round forms animal and fruit like. Back very simple overlapping curved planes.
Tall abstract composition basically rectangular in section. Carved on front, rear and one side, other side left raw carving on front a series of 4 rounded organic forms stacked one on top of the other - continued on side. Rear more amorphous with forms intermingling. Shellac finish.
Tall abstract figure, standing woman, lyric serpentine line describes hip and skirt. Same for shoulders. Head is described by swelling concave planes. Knobs form an elaborate coiffeur. Integral with small square base. Oil finish.
Large bulky dark horizontal abstract composition. Shape of original log evident carving a series of flat angular planes. Marks of chain saw evident. Stained dark walnut, shellac finish.
Walnut slab mounted upright on 2 wood cross pieces. Slab spreads upward - wing like. Surface is carved very simply. "Front" with one bowl like circle "rear" with two circles with raised centers.
Frontal piece relief carving of woman carved into upright slab mounted on two steel legs, entire surface carved women is broad hipped and large breasted with raised arms. Right arm is well defined and left less so. Shellac finish.
Frontal piece, relief carving in upright slab mounted on two steel legs. All surfaces carved wide hipped large breasted woman without head arms undefined similar to 118 but more abstract. Shellac finish.
Abstracted walking woman with child in papoose. Heads composed of blocks, mounted on a narrow wood base. Olive Wood. A mold has been made of this piece.
Abstract composition, massive form split at top. One side features a large concave disk. The opposite has a complicated X form. Carving is uniform mounted on a dark wood rectangular base. Dark oil finish.
Abstract composition, tall simple carved yellowish wood trunk with four dark wood round knobs attached to the outside trunk is hollowed in parts and seems to be curling around itself. Very organic plant like. Mounted on a 2 step base, bottom step rectangular, top step oval. Shellac finish.
Abstract composition, group of six tall narrow square tower like forms culminating with variously carved tops. Four have castle like crenellations around more organic central projections, two are without crenelation. All are mounted on a large box base.
Abstract composition, very lyric organic form rounded serpentine lines. Wide from base to midpoint - then from one side springs a rising turning twisting anthropomorphic form. Shellac and wax on Bass wood. Yellowish wood with very subtle grain.
Abstract branching form - cactus like shape. Four branches one low and thumb shaped. three smaller at top. Yellowish wood with pronounced grain. Shellac and wax.
Abstract composition, reddish heart wood with blond sap wood, many knots vaguely anthropomorphic with locked hip and small rounded belly.
Abstract composition, yellowish wood with pronounced grain lyric form with three cantaloupe sized knobs. Seems to me like figures wrapped in a cloak. Shellac and wax.
Abstract composition, tapering squarish column suspends three horizontal rings still with bark, column supports a wide head with a dominate square window piercing through.
Abstract composition tall and narrow plant/cactus like appearance anthropomorphic. Body stands on a small square base. Starts with two opposed hip like curves then a tall narrow expanding body to flower like shoulder, head is large, organic and splits in two at very top. Mounted on a separate square wood sub-base. Shellac and wax.
Simple abstraction square totem on a tapering square base. Totem is black ebony carving is broken into four sections each with simple geometric design top is flat. Ebony - Elm base.
Wall Piece, wooden relief of a face, two open eyes, long curving nose with deep cut on one side. Large mouth serpentine line defines chin. Two sausage like forms describe hair or headdress. Several large knobs or warts scatter about the face. Shown Gallery on RIM. Oil Finish MASKS Gifted to Veronia Hitzberger.
Wall piece, relief carving one eyed face with narrow split nose, small mouth geometric hair - do attached square horizontal bar on top.
Wall Piece, relief carving, very fat-cheek face with long narrow nose, small circular eyes. Small mouth and chin. Small forehead with crenellations describing hair and flat top. Abstract figure attached to top.
Wall Piece, relief carving of face with large open arch like mouth - no chin small disk eyes. In cut nose - curving spike attached to head. Oil finish
Wall piece, relief carving of face with simple rectangular eyes, straight horizontal eyebrows long straight narrow nose - no mouth, block ears, high forehead two horns attached at top. Oil finish.
Abstract form standing on two wide feet. Form is vaguely figurative with two major forms. Lower form is wide hipped bell shaped upper form rises and splits into two vertical arms space between arms contains a cedar egg. A circle is incised into the center front. Shellac finish some brown stain (Bay with Cedar egg).
Roughly tapering slab of ebony carved in relief on two sides mounted on a mahogany base. Carving on front shows two figures in lower wide portion under a rising mountain scape. Rear is very simply carved with a few curving incised lines.
Abstract composition long narrow composition of arcing serpentine and angular forms surrounding five piercings. Brown Stain.
Tall abstract form. Broken into several totem like sections carved into a series of geometric forms piece is narrow and tapering towards the top. Mounted on a square four footed mahogany base. Wax.
Wall Relief - Deeply carved relief panel made from two joined planks carving shows an abstracted figure curled and tucked into a square composition. An eye is prominent in the top center. Stain, Shellac, wax.
Abstract composition, wall relief deeply carved, square in outer shape, design is of a highly abstracted compacted, curled figure large buttocks, breasts. One large eye with pupil top/right/center. Positive and negative spaces often reverser carving is uniform and loose, stain darkens interiors outer surfaces blonde. Stain, shellac and wax.
Simple abstract figure described in relief into a cylindrical branch of blonde wood. Figure is defined by just a few curving lines and a cubic head. Mounted on a dark wood base.
Abstract composition resembles a striding figure fairly complex intermingling of curving plains and lines. Two "legs" outstretched but stands on three feet, 2 narrow one wide. Paired with 00238 not to be separated.
This work differs from 00237 in that it has two piercings and stands on two feet, one narrow one wide. Paired with 00237 not to be separated.
Abstracted standing woman, wide hips tapering at ankle, narrow waist broadening to shoulder, Head split on one side, integral with square base.
Simple abstract "figure" wide hips, very narrow torso, simple broadening to breast/shoulder featureless head with one flat defining face. Wood - blonde mounted on two piece geometric Zig - Zag base of stained wood
Abstract composition four joined pieces of wood one long and flat simply carved into three sections, coaxes to a curving point and serves as a base each section supports a vertical piece, two narrow and tapering, one larger and carved into breast like shapes, also with incised lines. Stain/Shellac/Wax
Abstract composition, very old (somewhat wormy) piece olive simply carved into three sections and standing on a two legged square base. The sculpture leans to one side and rises to a blunt point. The "back" side is one gently curving form. Stained redwood base.
Abstract composition - tall simple beak like tower rises to a sharp point. One hole close to top defines an "eye".
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Tall narrow totem of geometric shapes. Symmetrical in two directions. Hole (1") at top on one side only. Carved with tightly swept gouge leaving narrow furrows across grain.
Abstract composition - large rectangle simply carved into two sections or figures 'front' has central separating groove with a strong serpentine line crossing between the two figures 'back' has a single long diagonal line from top to bottom. Sides each have a curving notch.
Abstract composition. Simple divided triangular mass stands on a sharp corner from a square wood base - from the top side of the mass flies a curving very thin horizontal wing. An exposed dowel supports the sculpture from its base. Mahogany with stain.
Abstract composition; three blocky forms are stacked in diminishing order, separated by two smaller cubes. cubes are offset from center. Surfaces are carved with contrasting textures from different sizes gouges, mounted on a rectangular walnut base.
Abstract composition highly figured wood with dark brown heart wood in center and blond sap wood outer strip. Simple outer form from a standing plank. Overall form is broken into numerous areas juxtaposing curving concaves and convexes. "front" is more complex than "back" which is very simple. wood is very dense, carving is uniform mounted to an irregular rectangular base. Shellac and wax.
Abstract composition, several joined pieces, large undulating curvaceous forms representing thunder clouds "walk" on legs cut with numerous incisions representing rain. Base is integral, large void through center, smaller voids to the sides. Carving uniform, with much detailing. Shellac and Wax.
Abstract wall piece, humorous face, simple form, one eye to the side with two pupils, sideways puckering mouth short neck, large looping line describes forehead in negative space, top has small attached bobble. Shellac and Wax.
Abstract composition, carved from an irregular slab of figured blonde brown wood. Outer form leans to one side. Design is simple with overlapping planes and curving lines. One large oval void is carved through from a knot in the wood mounted on two short feet to a rectangular base. Shellac and Wax. Redwood Base.
Abstract composition, tall rectangular form with design on two sides, designs are cut in relief. Abstract but vaguely figurative juxtaposed voids and forms. Top has attached bobble wood is reddish brown. Mounted on a square Elm base. Shellac and wax. Elm Base.
Abstract composition, tall rectangular form carved very simply on three sides, more complex in relief on face, design on face abstract but two ovals near top suggest figures. Other side is simple non rep. undulating forms. Top has attached trident shaped bobble. Wood is reddish brown mounted to a blonde brown square base. Elm Base.
Abstract composition, tall rectangular structure carved deeply on two sides only slightly on remaining sides design. Abstract perhaps city scape one side has a spire form low center. Other side quite linear/geometric sweeping tall forms Gothic. Top has attached bobble. Wood is reddish brown mounted to a square blonde brown base. Shellac and Wax With an Elm Base.
Abstract composition tall rectangular form carved in relief on two sides, very simply on remaining sides. Designs are abstract geometric, vaguely figuring one side at top has a split oval suggesting a head, other side seems like a standing animal top has an attached bobble. Wood is reddish brown mounted to a blonde brown base. Shellac and Wax Elm Base.
Abstract composition, tall rectangular form carved in deep relief (spilling around corners) on two sides. Design is purely abstract but to me both sides are suggestive of elongated heads with central features resembling noses in profile top has an attached bobbles. Wood is reddish brown mounted on a square blonde brown base. Shellac and Wax. Elm Base.
Abstract composition, tall very narrow stack of geometric elements. Top has a small circular hole piercing through near the bottom is an oval window. Above center are two more small circular holes. Carving is varied with some cross grain gouge work some dark stain has been applied. Shellac and Wax.
Abstract composition. Tall very narrow stack of geometric elements, small circular hole not piercing at center, just above is a rectangular window cut through. Carving is varied with a fair amount of cross-grain gouge work, mounted to a rectangular base. some dark stain. shellac and Wax
Abstract composition, formed of many joined pieces attached to a rectangular base. Resembles seated of semi-reclining woman with skirted out flung legs. One massive form describes hips and legs. Body is composed of a narrow upright supporting several small forms of the head and a looping arm which returns to but does not touch the base.
Abstract composition, wall relief, bold curving lines describe a long beaked bird curling around. Top and bottom have a series of curving angular cuts. Wood is blonde with some white. Carving is uniform and fairly fine. Shellac and wax.
Abstract composition carved into a plank previously painted with black abstracted forms of two faces sharing one set of eyes forming a third face are carved in a reddish wood leaving remaining top surface as black, carving is rouge/course. Black Paint,
Abstract composition. Blonde wood uniformly craved, slightly rough in interiors. Frontal composition plant like forms. Central orb like form with indented bottom is surrounded by concavities. Overall form is slightly rectangular, no piercings except for one separation low on one side forming a long cupping support. Shellac and Wax.
Abstract composition. slightly egg shaped. Standing on small end. Form divides in two, one side enveloping the other, large void through center. Enveloping side terminates in a narrow separated leg. Numerous linear cuts are inscribed into the surface following and extenuating the form. Carving uniform formed of several joined pieces. Stained dark, shellac and wax.
Simple abstraction of two cloaked figures standing side by side, hoods over heads. faces repressed by simple featureless forms. Carving is uniform with some rasp marks, composition is frontal although the back is carved and simply formed. Shellac and wax.
Abstract construction. Wall piece, construction composed of many attached irregular pieces on an irregular flat back ground slab. The elements project from the back plane. All are carved with various textures, some bark is visible, several exposed dowels on center several decorative iron nails are used, some elements appear to be found objects. Shellac and Wax.
Abstract composition, shallow carving into a thin rectangular plank of reddish wood. Design is purely non rep. with undulating interplay between background and foreground. Lower portion has vertical parallel lines, center and up curving and swelling lines, carving is uniform and fine. Shellac and Wax Wall Relief.
Wall Piece, Low Relief, abstract composition on a thin rectangular plank of reddish wood undulating interplay between fore and back grounds. Curvaceous organic lines, two breast like forms above center, two small orb (head) forms at top carving is uniform and fine. Shellac and Wax.
Abstract composition. Made of two wide planks overlapped in center. carved in relief on one face, stands on two short perpendicular feet. Carving shows two abstract figures, facial features are indistinct, one figure seems to have a far out flung leg, perhaps dancing. Other areas are cared with juxtaposed concavities and convexities carving is uniform. Shellac
Abstract composition, made of four planks glued into a square column with a fifth small square plank attached on top, surfaces are carved in high relief with curving swelling forms, convexities and concavities, two sides shows figures particularly faces (near top) and some limbs remaining sides are purely abstract, carving is uniform. Shellac.
Abstract composition, deeply cut in a blonde wood (slightly stained), irregular shape from a square joined of two planks. Formed of undulating ins and outs. One irregular piercing in lower right. Top center has circular concavity. carving is uniform/loose. Shellac and Wax, slight stain.
Abstract composition - shallow relief numerous large simple juxtaposed curves define spaces containers several smaller ovals. Shellac and wax.
Abstract composition. Incised relief one eye creative with half moon shaped head, long skinny neck, curled arms and wide hips. Stain, Shellac and Wax.
Abstract composition, Wall Relief. Long horizontal piece roughly tapering from right to left. Six rounded variously shaped simple forms float across an undulating field - two small triangular piercings. Shellac and Wax Show in Gallery on the Rim 1994, "Good firewood, very nice and dry". O.H.
Cypress/Walnut. Tall abstract figure rising with a gentle curve from a narrow foot with several zig - zags to a bulkier head a 2 1/2 inch circle is described approximately 3/4 of the way up. Mounted on a two foot walnut base. Stain, Shellac and Wax.
Abstract composition, very simple carved rectangular form standing on two perpendicular rectangular feet. Top has three variously shaped "top knots" in a row. Perhaps three figures sharing a cloak. Shellac and Wax.
Simple face carved into a horizontally placed curving piece of wood natural forms are kept along the top. Mounted with an exposed dowel on a square wood base together with a small (1 1/4") round striated pebble. Wood / found stone.
Two abstract figures standing together mounted on one two footed rectangular base. One figure more lyric with serpentine lines, wide hips, narrow waist rising to a simple head. Seemingly female other figure more complex with angular forms seemingly male. Wood is mahogany/fir, stain, shellac and wax.
Abstract composition, large simple form with prominent protrusion from center rear rises to a peak from two legs. Smaller squarish forms are attached mounted on a rough plank base. shellac and wax.
Long horizontal arching abstract form split into three segments and standing on two hooked steel legs with square bases. Shellac and wax.
Simple standing abstract figure, circular base, tapered square body rises to a smaller square column suspending a thin oval and supporting a helmet like head. FOUR SEASONS # (00299, 00490, 00491, 00492)
Simple arcing horizontal abstract form with a prominent central vertical branch, standing on three curving steel legs. Shellac.
Tall abstract figure standing on a redwood box base. Figure has gently curving hips and waist. Upper body is hollowed in the center. Hollow contains an egg shaped hole holding an egg shaped found stone. Top of hollow contains an attached carved walnut top knot. Shellac.
Abstract composition, vertical dog leg form holds a pieced disc. Stands on a rectangular base.
Abstract composition standing relief tall and narrow plank is carved with a series of short diagonal forms interspersed with grapefruit sized convexities and concavities, mounted on a rough plank base.
Two piece abstract composition. Left is simply carved with a step and a prominent concavity in the top half. Right is taller than left. Left is sloped on one side with the opposite side deeply cut away. The two pieces lean towards one another with their concavities facing together and forming one continuous negative space. They are mounted on a board base with dowels. Shellac.
Abstract composition - three legs (one small and joined to side of main body) support two horizontal platforms. Space between platforms is completely cut away, top platform supports two massive vertical forms with an equally large space separating them. Shellac.
Abstract reclining figure. Large curvaceous hips, narrow long waist short compact upper body/head rises on dowels from a long rectangular base giving a floating impression. Shellac.
Abstract composition - reclining piece with several deeply cut notches, an arch at the bottom leads to a projecting "foot".
Abstract composition- numerous deep vertical notches and one narrow projecting leg. Simple waist, surging smaller forms suggest a head. Shellac.
Abstract composition pierced form on several legs rises to a branching top lines are serpentine and very free flowing/organic.
Two legged abstract figure, pierced in center top supports several offset horizontally joined blocks culminating on each side with a small knob.
Simple abstract composition, two similar long forms are joined one on top of the other. The forms each have a large curving plane carved into their bodies. They stand on a small rectangular base, are separated by a small block and are topped with a carved four sided top knot. Stained dark brown. Wood is Pine or Fir.
Abstract composition, simply carved four sided black column. Carved into four basic sections stacked totem like, sections are all cubic with occasional incised lines, top section has a rounded notch cut out of one corner. Mounted on a brown two step Elm base. Ebony on elm base. See 00190, 00317, 00318.
Abstract composition, simply carved four sided black column. Carved into four basic sections stacked totem like, sections are all cubic with occasional incised lines, top section has a rounded notch cut out of one corner. Mounted on a brown two step Elm base. Ebony on elm base. See 00190, 00317, 00318.
Abstract composition, small squarish black totem composed of four cubic unequal stacked segments carved with incised line and pattern. Segments mingle or divide on several facets. One side of top segment has a W pattern mounted on a simple square walnut base with top edges rounded over. Description says walnut base, notes says Mahogany base? See 00190, 00316, 00317.
Abstract composition, figurative, two sides of a plank carved. Front has two major planes right overlapping left. Strong silhouette of a striding figure. extended left leg jutting right hip, above hip is carved with a series of rounded shapes, one oblong. back side has numerous cavities and incised lines, mounted on a rectangular walnut base. Bass wood, walnut base.
Abstract figure, two pieces of wood joined and doweled and simply carved into the shape of a cloaked figure. The profile of a head is cut into the cavity of the hood.
Abstract composition, thick rectangular plank of teak, rough sawn texture painted with black ink and then carved in deep relief with two cubist faces at either end and a deep angular pattern in between. The rough inked texture is left in sharp contrast. Back is carved with signature and date, titled and "N Mexico" Wall Piece Wood teak, ink
Abstract composition, blonde wood, cylindrical in outside form, is carved primarily on one side. An abstract figurative form is set into an outer simple enveloping form. Black Locust Walnut base.
Abstract composition, simple lyric form. Large solid body with smaller form on top. Top form has six narrow notches cut through the depth and carved into contrasting shapes. The carving is refined, almost delicate in top detail. Misdated 1966.
Abstract composition outer form is rectangular carved deeply on tow sides with sharply defined undulating curling forms and incisions the opposite sides are simply carved into a single undulating form.
Abstract composition fairly shallow relief carving undulating surfaces cubist expression suggest a native American dancer. Several incised lines in lower right corner suggest fringe; same in upper right suggest headdress.
Abstract composition simple fairly shallow relief carving. Six rounded undulating, diminishing forms balance on one another in the vague shape of a female figure. They rest in a hollowed field. Surrounding the field is a frame - carved on its right, rasped on its left.
Abstract composition simple undulating forms wide hip and thigh like split base; narrow split waist flat back, curving heavy upper forms. Whole is vaguely figurative.