Murray, Andrew: Painter 13.75in. x 9.75in. oil on canvas board HGH comments: It was through the purchase of this painting that I got into the naïves. I never knew what it was before. Emilee Löwenheim asked me to come to an auction for a Jewish charity — what people do when they want to be […]
Painting
Peixero
da Costa, Humberto: Peixero 25in. x 19in. oil on canvas HGH comments: Humberto de Costa is the second artist of my Brazil harvest and was acquired at the same time as Fernando da Silva’s and Jose Saboia’s work. I must have had a keen eye when I asked the cab driver to stop the car […]
Lovers in the Snow
Holzhaendler, Dora: Lovers in the Snow 12in. x 9.75in. oil on canvas HGH comments: Dora Holzhändler was Polish born and has lived in London since WWII. Her art is imaginative and developed more in the direction of “The Lovers”, then “Lovers in the Snow”. I keep “The Lovers” in my bedroom where I think they […]
Peleando con el yaguarete
Echeverria, Amanda: Peleando con el yaguarete 28in. x 35.5in. oil on canvas HGH comments: Amanda is Argentinean, she lived in Ibiza with her painter husband. I would call her up and see her occasionally. I met the artist in 1979 in Ibiza at an exhibition promoting her work, she was very young at the time. […]
Malabrista (Juggler)
Morais, Crisaldo: Malabrista (Juggler) 19in. x 26.75in. oil on canvas HGH comments: Crisaldo Morais is one of the finest and best known Naivist. The model shows “Malabrista” and because Crisaldo was so much in love with her shows a further five images of her in the background. This model and her repetition is a common […]
Marché Pastoral
Chavannes, Etienne: Marché Pastoral 23in. x 31.25in. acrylic on canvas HGH comments: It is said that there are over a thousand naive painters in Haiti, of which a mere ten deserve the attention they receive and are offered by serious art dealers. Etienne Chavannes is one of them and “Marché Pastoral” is a fine example […]
Market Scene 1
Unknown: Market Scene 1 13in. x 13in. HGH comments: These were a gift from a friend and the artist is unknown.
Market Scene 2
Melon Harvest
Echeverria, Amanda: Melon Harvest 22.75in. x 18.75in. oil on canvas HGH comments: Amanda is Argentinean, she lived in Ibiza with her painter husband. I would call her up and see her occasionally. I met the artist in 1979 in Ibiza at an exhibition promoting her work, she was very young at the time. I bought […]
Mister Nasoni
Galli, Giovanni: Mister Nasoni 9.25in. x 7in. oil on masonite HGH comments: Giovanni Galli’s “Portrait” is the only example of Italian naïve art in my collection. I stumbled across this fine jewel on an unexpected visit to a German gallery. As so often accidents create good results after this purchase I was suddenly in the […]