A popular subject among many artists, “the animal kingdom” is particularly embraced by those who are self-taught. The image featured above, Angora Cat, was rendered by the late Polish-American artist Morris Hirshfield in the late 1930’s after he had retired as a women’s tailor and footwear manufacturer. Several more images of self-taught artists’ renditions of animals — as seen in a range of diverse settings — follow:
The late African-American, Alabama-native Bill Traylor, “Untitled,” ca. 1939-42, Opaque watercolor and graphite on beige card — as seen earlier this year at SAAM in DC
The late Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani, “Roebuck and Landscape,” Oil on cardboard — as seen back in 2018 at the Albertina Museum in Vienna
Finnish artist Raija Nokkala, “Watching and Worrying,” 2018, Acrylic on canvas — as seen last month at GINA Gallery of International Naïve Art in Tel Aviv
Honduran artist German Ramon Duron, “The Calling (Noah’s Ark),” 2017-19, Oil on canvas, as seen last year at GINA Gallery of International Naïve Art in Tel Aviv
Photos of images: Lois Stavsky
