a very rare early small painting ca. 1995! You must take note of the oil based paint and the no hair statue of liberty to reference the age. H. Smith noted on the buildings below. Also take quality notes on the painted windows no pin drawings for the windows. each time his brush ran dry he had to wet his brush with paint making this a longer sitting for him. take special note that this enitire pallet is full. hardly any available space is there for anymore brush strokes. this was during his horder phase of painting after 1993 before 1998. This piece is dated on back 1996! This date is there but the style of this painting also inexplicably dates this painting! This painging is highly recommended and will go down as one of his better smalls! NOT A MINIATURE, BUT A SMALL! very important to know the difference in a miniature and a small as his miniatures are some of the best self taught art creations that exist in the collecting world today! stay tuned for more info on his miniatures but for now this is one of the most excellent smalls that has ever been offered to the public!

This auction is from 2 collections. Most of the folk art from the Bill Jones collection is environmental and was made to go outside. It will have normal wear see pictures. The Pottery came from one collection and is in great condition unless otherwise noted, however we do miss things so use the pictures as the ultimate guide.