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Carved Cherry Screen

Creator: James Martin
Offered by: Lillian Nassau LLC

Description
A carved cherry screen by New Hope sculptor and woodworker James Martin.

This large sculptural screen comprises three narrow vertical panels featuring two bands of organic carved reticulated motifs resembling open cellular structures which continue through the separated panels. The three panels are set asymmetrically between two planks, the lower with live edges. A thin attached cherry pendant, suspended from the upper plank, is carved in a sinuously curving form which is accented by the figured grain, the related patterning and placement marrying the sections of disjointed openwork on the panels behind.

Like many of artists working in the Studio and Craft movements in the mid-20th century, Martin was a member of the armed forces during WWII and was stationed on the USS Santa Monica at the battle of Okinawa, Japan in 1945. After he was decommissioned, Martin returned to his native New Jersey and subsequently enrolled in art classes at Trenton Junior College of N.J. In the early 1950s, he settled in the artists’ enclave of New Hope, Pennsylvania and worked in the studio of George Nakashima before striking out on his own in 1963. His work typically features biomorphic forms in carved wood.

PROVENANCE
Estate of the artist, New Hope, PA

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, Pennsylvania
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Cherry wood
Creation Date:	circa 1970
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Patterns:	Contemporary/Modern, Handmade, Modern, Textured
Incollect Reference #:	632102

Dimensions

W.	50 in;	H.	73 in;	D.	14 in;
W.	127 cm;	H.	185.42 cm;	D.	35.56 cm;

Message from Seller:

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