Jonathan Bastian (American, 20th century). Two wooden folk art sculptures, 20th century. David and Goliath is signed and dated 1990 on the lower right corner of the base. A fascinating pair of hand-carved and hand-painted wooden folk art scenes. First is a dramatic depiction of David and Goliath by Jonathan Bastian. The bearded David is presented in the nude, bravely raising his fists at Goliath who has already been knocked down to a seated position. Both figures are mounted upon a tiered base, the upper flat surface of which is sponge-painted in green to represent grass. Next is a gathering country folk. One woman holds a white lamb in her arms, while the other holds a red flower and a basket. The man in a grey suit and bowler hat is holding his cow's chain leash in one hand and a cane in the other, while facing a bearded man dressed in black. Size of David & Goliath: 9.75" L x 19.375" W x 14.75" H (24.8 cm x 49.2 cm x 37.5 cm)

Jonathan Bastian has been creating folk art wood carvings inspired by his Pennsylvania Dutch heritage for three decades. Originally from the Palatinate area of Germany, his ancestors emigrated to the US, landing in New York prior to settling in the Kutztown and Trexlertown area of Pennsylvania. Bastian grew up spending hours and hours in his father's woodworking shop, and his grandmother - Mary Kohler Christman - was a folk artist.

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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David and Goliath is signed and dated 1990 on the lower right corner of the base. Gathering of country folk is not signed or dated. David and Goliath show some surface wear with scuffs and abrasions to the base and a few minor nicks and abrasions to the figures. Gathering of country folk has a few cracks on the base, and the front edge of the base is not painted. The figures show minor nicks and surface wear but are otherwise very good overall.