Oil on canvas, mounted to three found boards, the whole mounted to larger sheet of particle board with signature to lower left; upper work depicts a figural procession within a star studded field, signed at top (wrinkled canvas); middle work a collage featuring riders on horseback approaching a framed totem figure (wrinkled canvas); the lower work depicting a celebratory procession of figures, signed upper right (good condition).

68 x 42 in.

Being Sold to Benefit Carteret Community College Foundation, Morehead City, North Carolina

Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, or otherwise constructed to create a narrative. Self-taught, his work is personal and direct, recording the struggles, the hopes, and the joys of his world, the inner city of Miami called Overtown. He has created many public commissioned murals around this area, and his work has been included in many exhibitions throughout the US and abroad, including most recently at Palazzo Mora, Venice; the Met Museum in 2018; Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco in 2017; and numerous other prestigious exhibition venues.

Wear consistent with intent.

$2,000 - 4,000