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Naive Collection (#6)

"Exploring the World of Naive Art

Background imageNaive Collection: Attack by Bears (oil)

Attack by Bears (oil)
BCC8729 Attack by Bears (oil) by Kip, Henry de Valcourt (1830-c.1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Native American Indian shooting bear and saving woman; husband killed by bear; ); American

Background imageNaive Collection: Exotic landscape

Exotic landscape
PWI83674 Exotic landscape by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 130x162 cm; Suzuki Collection, Tokyo, Japan; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Bathing at Alfortville (oil on canvas)

Bathing at Alfortville (oil on canvas)
BRM205445 Bathing at Alfortville (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Lord William, engraved by J. R. Macrell (fl. 1845), 1845 (colour engraving)

Lord William, engraved by J. R. Macrell (fl. 1845), 1845 (colour engraving)
AJ211647 Lord William, engraved by J.R. Macrell (fl.1845), 1845 (colour engraving) by Shayer, William Joseph (1811-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNaive Collection: Relief of a dolphin carrying a cross (limestone)

Relief of a dolphin carrying a cross (limestone)
CZA228769 Relief of a dolphin carrying a cross (limestone) by Egyptian School; 26x34 cm; Czartoryski Museum, Cracow, Poland; Egyptian, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Nude and Bear, 1901 (oil on canvas)

Nude and Bear, 1901 (oil on canvas)
BRN160532 Nude and Bear, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Boats in Harbour (oil on board)

Boats in Harbour (oil on board)
OFW237349 Boats in Harbour (oil on board) by Wallis, Alfred (1855-1942); 15.2x23 cm; Private Collection; Photo eOffer Waterman & Co.; English, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: German edition of the Lenormand French cartomancy deck: The Child, The Fox, The Bear

German edition of the Lenormand French cartomancy deck: The Child, The Fox, The Bear
KJN336536 German edition of the Lenormand French cartomancy deck: The Child, The Fox, The Bear, The Star, published by Dondorf, Frankfurt, 19th Century (colour litho) by French School

Background imageNaive Collection: Eagle Relief, 10th-13th Century, Mexico (stone)

Eagle Relief, 10th-13th Century, Mexico (stone)
XBP444197 Eagle Relief, 10th-13th Century, Mexico (stone) by Toltec; 69.8x77.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info)

Background imageNaive Collection: A Prize Sheep of the Old Lincoln Breed, 1835

A Prize Sheep of the Old Lincoln Breed, 1835
AJ18293 A Prize Sheep of the Old Lincoln Breed, 1835 by Adamson, W. (fl.1830s); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Manjusri (silver)

Manjusri (silver)
746581 Manjusri (silver) by Indonesian School, (10th century); height: 29 cm; Central Museum, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia; (add.info.: Manjuśrī (Skt)

Background imageNaive Collection: The Football players, 1908 (oil on canvas) (detail of 120790)

The Football players, 1908 (oil on canvas) (detail of 120790)
471746 The Football players, 1908 (oil on canvas) (detail of 120790) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 100.5x80.3 cm; Solomon R

Background imageNaive Collection: Retreat of Major Marcus Renos command (ink on paper)

Retreat of Major Marcus Renos command (ink on paper)
STC168263 Retreat of Major Marcus Renos command (ink on paper) by Amos Bad Heart Buffalo (1869-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Little Big Horn)

Background imageNaive Collection: Vessel in the shape of a girl (ceramic) (detail of 110040)

Vessel in the shape of a girl (ceramic) (detail of 110040)
AMQ419824 Vessel in the shape of a girl (ceramic) (detail of 110040) by Egyptian; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Egyptian, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Double axehead and two figurines from Knossos, late Minoan, c

Double axehead and two figurines from Knossos, late Minoan, c
AMQ419819 Double axehead and two figurines from Knossos, late Minoan, c.1500 BC (terracotta) (see also 133330) by Minoan; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageNaive Collection: View of Scheveningen Sands, c. 1630 (oil on panel) (pre-conservation; see also 1112739)

View of Scheveningen Sands, c. 1630 (oil on panel) (pre-conservation; see also 1112739)
3702402 View of Scheveningen Sands, c.1630 (oil on panel) (pre-conservation; see also 1112739) by Anthonissen, Hendrik van (1606-55); 56.8x102.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageNaive Collection: The Barnyard, late 19th century (oil on canvas)

The Barnyard, late 19th century (oil on canvas)
1766004 The Barnyard, late 19th century (oil on canvas) by Zeliff, Amizi Emmons (1831-fl.1931); 60.9x82 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Sunday Afternoon in the Country, 1917 (oil on canvas)

Sunday Afternoon in the Country, 1917 (oil on canvas)
2628728 Sunday Afternoon in the Country, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Stettheimer, Florine (1871-1944); 128x92.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Slab with Six-Winged Goddess, Tell Halaf (basalt)

Slab with Six-Winged Goddess, Tell Halaf (basalt)
1218756 Slab with Six-Winged Goddess, Tell Halaf (basalt) by Syrian; 69x37x23 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info)

Background imageNaive Collection: Overweight soldier on a comic greetings card

Overweight soldier on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageNaive Collection: Skinny soldier on a comic greetings card

Skinny soldier on a comic greetings card with verse. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageNaive Collection: View of Scheveningen Sands, c. 1630 (oil on panel) (post-conservation; see also 3702402)

View of Scheveningen Sands, c. 1630 (oil on panel) (post-conservation; see also 3702402)
1112739 View of Scheveningen Sands, c.1630 (oil on panel) (post-conservation; see also 3702402) by Anthonissen, Hendrik van (1606-55); 56.8x102.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageNaive Collection: Church and Market, Brittany, 1930 (oil on board)

Church and Market, Brittany, 1930 (oil on board)
700711 Church and Market, Brittany, 1930 (oil on board) by Wood, Christopher (1901-30); 57.8x81.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Mbulu Ngulu, A Kota Reliquary Figure (brass & copper)

Mbulu Ngulu, A Kota Reliquary Figure (brass & copper)
CH450391 Mbulu Ngulu, A Kota Reliquary Figure (brass & copper) by African School, (19th Century); height: 48.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; African, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Pink Roses in a Chinese Blue and White Gu-shaped Vase (oil on canvas board)

Pink Roses in a Chinese Blue and White Gu-shaped Vase (oil on canvas board)
475553 Pink Roses in a Chinese Blue and White Gu-shaped Vase (oil on canvas board) by Hunter, George Leslie (1877-1931); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Adolescence, 1933 (w / c on paper)

Adolescence, 1933 (w / c on paper)
CH204243 Adolescence, 1933 (w/c on paper) by Wood, Grant (1891-1942); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: The Sleeping Gypsy, 1897 (oil on canvas)

The Sleeping Gypsy, 1897 (oil on canvas)
3526143 The Sleeping Gypsy, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 129.5x20.7 cm; French, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Banquet in Silence, 1935-36 (oil on canvas board)

Banquet in Silence, 1935-36 (oil on canvas board)
3472187 Banquet in Silence, 1935-36 (oil on canvas board) by Hartley, Marsden (1877-1943); 40.3x50.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Girl in a Green Blouse, 1917 (oil on canvas)

Girl in a Green Blouse, 1917 (oil on canvas)
3700803 Girl in a Green Blouse, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 81.3x46 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Pink and White Flowers in a Vase, c. 1929 (oil on canvas)

Pink and White Flowers in a Vase, c. 1929 (oil on canvas)
3588518 Pink and White Flowers in a Vase, c.1929 (oil on canvas) by Hartley, Marsden (1877-1943); 35.2x27.2 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; American, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Marie (Marie, Daughter of the People), 1918 (oil on canvas)

Marie (Marie, Daughter of the People), 1918 (oil on canvas)
3588564 Marie (Marie, Daughter of the People), 1918 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 61.2x49.8 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: Marie (Marie)

Background imageNaive Collection: The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa, 1931 (oil on masonite)

The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa, 1931 (oil on masonite)
700275 The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa, 1931 (oil on masonite) by Wood, Grant (1891-1942); 75.2x101 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Background imageNaive Collection: Panel of figurines, from Lamina (bronze)

Panel of figurines, from Lamina (bronze)
704097 Panel of figurines, from Lamina (bronze) by Roman; Museo Archeologico del Comune di Segni, Roma; out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Home she went, bounding from school nor dreamed of shame or harm

Home she went, bounding from school nor dreamed of shame or harm
IL340166 Home she went, bounding from school nor dreamed of shame or harm, illustration from The Lays of Ancient Rome, by Thomas Babington Macaulay (colour litho) by Hardy

Background imageNaive Collection: The Football players, 1908 (oil on canvas)

The Football players, 1908 (oil on canvas)
REV120790 The Football players, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 100.5x80.3 cm; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Bears Heart. Cheyenne Medicine pow-wow, from a book of sketches made at Fort Marion

Bears Heart. Cheyenne Medicine pow-wow, from a book of sketches made at Fort Marion
MHS197926 Bears Heart. Cheyenne Medicine pow-wow, from a book of sketches made at Fort Marion, St Augustine, Florida, 1877 by Making Medicine (O-kuh-ha-tuh) (1844-1931)

Background imageNaive Collection: Captain Cuttles Bright Idea, illustration from

Captain Cuttles Bright Idea, illustration from
IL193477 Captain Cuttles Bright Idea, illustration from Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English

Background imageNaive Collection: Salem Common on Training Day, 1808 (oil on canvas)

Salem Common on Training Day, 1808 (oil on canvas)
PEM199340 Salem Common on Training Day, 1808 (oil on canvas) by Ropes, George (1788-1819); 89x134 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; American, out of copyright

Background imageNaive Collection: Saint Jerome, c. 1825-30 (water-based paint on wood panel)

Saint Jerome, c. 1825-30 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN195818 Saint Jerome, c. 1825-30 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Spanish School, (19th century); 22.2 x 14.9 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; (add.info.: by The A)

Background imageNaive Collection: Saint James the Great, c. 1830 (water-based paint on wood panel)

Saint James the Great, c. 1830 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN195817 Saint James the Great, c. 1830 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Aragon, Jose Rafael (c.1795-1862); 27.3 x 21.3 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imageNaive Collection: Saint Acacius, c. 1835 (water-based paint on wood panel)

Saint Acacius, c. 1835 (water-based paint on wood panel)
BRN195806 Saint Acacius, c. 1835 (water-based paint on wood panel) by Aragon, Jose Rafael (c.1795-1862); 19.2 x 14.5 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imageNaive Collection: The Republican Rattle-Snake fascinating the Bedford Squirrel

The Republican Rattle-Snake fascinating the Bedford Squirrel
NCO190437 The Republican Rattle-Snake fascinating the Bedford Squirrel, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Background imageNaive Collection: Opening of the Battle of the Little Big Horn (ink on paper)

Opening of the Battle of the Little Big Horn (ink on paper)
STC168258 Opening of the Battle of the Little Big Horn (ink on paper) by Amos Bad Heart Buffalo (1869-1913); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNaive Collection: Figurine (clay)

Figurine (clay)
BLP449472 Figurine (clay) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC); Private Collection; (add.info.: the inscription, in Heratic script, lists Egypts enemies, amongst them Jerusalem; the figurine)




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"Exploring the World of Naive Art: From Haiti to Brazil and Beyond" Immerse yourself in the vibrant world art as we take you on a journey through various captivating scenes. Starting in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, discover the enchanting Naive Haitian painting that beautifully captures the essence of Caribbean culture. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves in St Ives, Cornwall, where Alfred Wallis' Cottage stands as a testament to his unique artistic style. The simplicity and charm of this piece transport us to a tranquil seaside village. Venturing further into Haiti's bustling capital city, Port-au-Prince, we witness a lively market scene depicted with vivid colors and intricate details. This Haitian masterpiece showcases the raw energy and spirit of its people. Next up is an enchanting circus scene illustrated by Gérard Laplau. With whimsical characters and dazzling performances, this artwork transports us back to childhood wonderment and joy. Our journey then takes us to Salvador in Brazil where naive art flourishes. Here we encounter stunning paintings that depict everyday life with a touch of magic realism - truly capturing the soulful essence of South America. As night falls along Walton-on-Thames towpath, an oil on canvas painting evokes tranquility amidst nature's beauty. The serene ambiance invites contemplation as moonlight dances upon calm waters. Returning once more to Haiti, we are greeted by captivating portraits showcasing women painted with naivety yet profound emotion. These pieces from private collections offer glimpses into personal stories told through brushstrokes. Innocence knows no bounds as we witness a little boy engrossed in play with his model plane - reminding us all to embrace our inner childlike curiosity and imagination. Nature reveals its elegance through an exquisite portrayal of a grey heron captured gracefully within its habitat. This artwork reminds us to appreciate the delicate balance between man and wildlife coexisting harmoniously.