Merton Simpson, African-Am., "Sea Poem", O/B

Merton Simpson, African-American, 1928 - 2013, "Sea Poem", acrylic on canvas board with applied and chiseled plywood center, initialed and dated '82 lower right, further inscribed, titled etc verso. (

Merton D. Simpson (1928-2013, active/lived in New York, South Carolina, Africa) oil on canvas Expressionist painting depicting a boat in a tumultuous sea. Signed lower right in block letters "M. D. Si

Merton D. Simpson (South Carolina/New York, 1928-2013) oil on board Abstract Expressionist painting rendered in heavy, gestural brushwork with areas of thick impasto. Initialed and dated "M.D.S. [19]8

Merton D. Simpson1928-2013Sea Symphony1953oil and encaustic on masonite30 x 40 inchessigned; exhibition label verso from the Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, Ohio (1955), title and date verso

Merton D. Simpson (American, 1928-2013) Red Poem. 1956, Oil on canvas. Simpson Inv#: #594. With gallery label on the reverse. Signed & titled on reverse "Red Poem" "Merton D. Simpson". 25 x 35¼", Fra

A wooden ladder with forked finial, Mali, Dogon. Early 20th century. Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. "The Dogon people of Mali create ladders by carving

Niongom style seated figure ++ A seated figure, Mali, Dogon style. 20th century. 37" x 12" x 4 1/2", Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. See Dogon Statuary,

A very fine and elegant carved wooden stool featuring a lovely ancestor figure with hands on the knees and wearing a wrap skirt is used as the central support, as well as two carved support poles embe

This is a very rare ancient wooden sculpture of an ancestor from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. Such idols were often placed on shrines that were in the cliffs above the Dogon villages along

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Confrontation 23 A. 1969. Oil on canvas. Signed on verso. MD Simpson. 30" x 40".Frame: 32 11/16" x 42 9/16".

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Untitled. 1963. Oil on board. Signed l.r. MD Simpson 63. 36" x 42". Frame: 42 3/4 x 38 3/4".

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Summer Seascape. 1963. Acrylic on canvas. Signed on verso. MD Simpson. 40" x 50". 40 15/16" x 50 3/4" Provenance: Merton Simpson label on verso.

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Ritual Dance. 1983. Acrylic & oil on board. Signed l.r. MDS 83. 35" x 52". 35 7/8" x 52 6/8". Provenance: Label on verso.

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Polytonics 2. 1983-1984. Oil on board. Signed l.r. MDS 83-84.

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Untitled. 1962. Oil on canvas. Signed l.r. "MD Simpson, 62". 32" x 14"

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Untitled abstract. Oil on board. #223 on verso. 34 7/8 x 52". Frame: 35 13/16 x 52 3/4". Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Sky Story. Oil on Canvas. # 575 on verso. 40 x40". Frame: 41 x 41. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A wooden ladder. Mali, Dogon. Late 19th to early 20th century. 86"h x 20"w. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: The Dogon culture of Mali is one o

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Seascape. Oil on Canvas. On verso 551 or 552. 36 x 46" Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Simpson, Merton D. (America/ Africa, 1928-2013). Middle Passage 2. Oil on Paper. 1982. Signed on Front "MDS". 21 x 29". Frame: 32 x 40" Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D

This dramatic and imposing helmet mask in wood represents the head of a male dignitary. The mask has been embellished with various shells and beads and is quite an elaborate example and can be associa

Merton D. Simpson (American/South Carolina, 1928-2013), "Sea Song III", 2000, oil on paper, initialed and dated lower right, "Merton D. Simpson Gallery, New York, NY" label with artist and title on ba

Merton Simpson Inventory # 8943 A tall ancestor idol carved from a very dense heavy wood with reddish pigments and elaborate designs, classic facial features and overall style. According to literature

Large African Mumuye Shoulder Mask. Carved wood. Exhibited: Merton Simpson Gallery, New York, "Simpson & Stone: A Special Selection of African and Oceanic Art from the Allan Stone Collection, May 17 -