Purvis Young(1943-2010) Paint on Panel, signed top right, measures 11 x 47.25 and 51 x 52.5 inches w/ frame. Piece depictsFigures, warriors with birds in backaround. Piece is fully certified by Purvis Young Foundation.Young was an American artist from the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Piece is fully certified by the Purvis Young foundation and cataloged. Young's work, often a blend of collage and painting, utilizes found objects and the experience of African Americans in the south. Descended from Bahamians, Purvis has often been exhibited with Caribbean and mainly Haitian artists contributed to his many exhibitions in the greater little Haiti area in Florida. Purvis Young recently broke records with a whopping sale of $350,000 in one of Akiba Galleries recent auctions. Private Miami Collection

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