Haitian Carved Wood Bird in the manner of André Dimanche vintage German porcelain Easy to roll up and

Easy to roll up and throw in a bag

That dynamic line between crooked elbow of one arm and hand of the other gripping the bow-like sword

There are a couple of tiny chips on the interior rim of the jar

a near complete pad of score sheets

This flea market-found oil painting on canvas catches me off guard every time I look at it: the reverberation between those bright orange oranges and that terrific off-key green background gives it a startling pop

Haitian Carved Wood Bird in the manner of André Dimanche vintage German porcelain Easy to roll up andMy guess it that this wonderfully expressive carved bird is indeed the work of well known, self taught Haitian artist Andr V. Dimanche (1901 1988), but it is unsigned, so I am not 100% certain. It bears an extremely close resemblance to other carved standing birds by the artist, including two currently on the website of Indigo Arts, including this Mother Bird with Young, 1970, viewable here. I purchased this piece at the estate sale of gallerist