TRUMAN CAPOTE'S SPANISH COLONIAL STYLE CARVED SANTOS RELIEF SAINT FIGURE
Carved wooden figure of a saint, worked from a single plank in relief, the head rounded and the face cut in shallow relief, the hands folded at the breast and the robe indicated by incised folds, the reverse left flat, the surface a weathered honey brown with the grain raised.
Approx. Dimensions: 41 "H x 7.5 "W x 2.5 "D
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Provenance: Truman Capote; Gerald Clarke, his biographer
This lot is part of The Magpie and the Swans: The Possessions of Truman Capote, collected over a lifetime between New York and Sagaponack, and preserved since 1984 by his biographer, Gerald Clarke.
Notes: Although care is taken to photograph and describe the item, absence of a condition report does not imply perfect condition. It is the responsibility of the buyer to verify the condition of the item, either in person during our viewing hours prior to auction or through requested condition reports. All bids are final and are subject to our terms and conditions.
Appeal: santos, saint figure, carved wood, folk art, spanish colonial style, devotional, plank figure, religious carving, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate
Carved wooden figure of a saint, worked from a single plank in relief, the head rounded and the face cut in shallow relief, the hands folded at the breast and the robe indicated by incised folds, the reverse left flat, the surface a weathered honey brown with the grain raised.
Approx. Dimensions: 41 "H x 7.5 "W x 2.5 "D
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Provenance: Truman Capote; Gerald Clarke, his biographer
This lot is part of The Magpie and the Swans: The Possessions of Truman Capote, collected over a lifetime between New York and Sagaponack, and preserved since 1984 by his biographer, Gerald Clarke.
Notes: Although care is taken to photograph and describe the item, absence of a condition report does not imply perfect condition. It is the responsibility of the buyer to verify the condition of the item, either in person during our viewing hours prior to auction or through requested condition reports. All bids are final and are subject to our terms and conditions.
Appeal: santos, saint figure, carved wood, folk art, spanish colonial style, devotional, plank figure, religious carving, sagaponack, truman capote, celebrity estate
