Description: Charcoal portrait by African-American artist Leo S. Carty depicts a sister and brother in a protective and loving embrace.The young girl is wearing a sleeveless, shift-style dress with a tiny hoop earring in her ear. She has her arm wrapped around the boy (her younger brother) as she looks outward.The boy, his head inclined toward his sister---almost resting on her chest--is also looking outward.A tiny tear escapes down his cheek.Signed by the artist. Leo S. Carty focused on the daily lives of Caribbean people in the Virgin Islands. Carty was born in Harlem and received a scholarship to the Museum of Modern Art School for Children when he was 10. He moved to St. Croix in 1976 where he lived until his death in 2010. His impressionist paintings depict the lives of every day people in the Virgin Islands--- families at church, women washing clothes and children at play. Works by Leo S. Carty sold at auction --prices range from $150 to $900. Professionally matted and framed.Image measures 12" wide and 16" long.Frame measures 16" wide and 20" long. Please check my store for more African-American art. I am happy to negotiate a reduced cost and combined shipping on orders of two items or more.
Price: 100 USD
Location: Wayne, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-11T18:02:34.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Leo S. Carty
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Material: Paper
Item Length: 20 in
Framing: Framed
Region of Origin: Virgin Islands
Type: Charocal Drawing on Paper
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 20 in
Theme: Cultures & Ethnicities
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Item Width: 16 in.
Time Period Produced: 1970-1979
