Anton Pearson, plaster, untitled

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Start price: $20

Estimated price: $50 - $100

Buyer's premium: 10%

This original plaster wall hanging by Lindsborg, KS artist Anton Pearson, feature the figures of a man and woman drinking coffee. In fair condition with some chipping, the pieces both measure approx. 6" x 5" x 3" and are signed "A. P." on the bottom. Winning bids are packaged and shipped by UPS. Shipping estimates are available upon request. Born Lund, Sweden, May 23,1892; died Lindsborg, Mar. 1967. Sculptor, specialized in wood & stone. Studied at Technical School in Lund, Sweden. Coming to the U.S. in 1912, he traveled with horse and wagon through seven states, floated down the Mississippi in a houseboat and hiked through Arkansas and Missouri. En route to the San Francisco Exposition, he stopped in Lindsborg, met Birger Sandzen and stayed there to study painting, earning a BFA from Bethany College. Established a studio in Lindsborg and continued to do carvings from whatever wood was available. His subjects were often people he knew or groups of people in familiar settings.

Condition: fair – small chips

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