Tall, Spare Antique Santos Figure in Otherworldly Blue antique scrap book It seems nearly as much

It seems nearly as much has been written about the work of New York based artist George Schneeman (1934–2009) posthumously as when he was living—and in my opinion interest in his work

with flaps lifting to reveal more layers and more pockets and more decoration underneath

and sturdy enough still to hang from the wall

or case for a tool

and with hair one might indeed liken to snakes

Tall, Spare Antique Santos Figure in Otherworldly Blue antique scrap book It seems nearly as muchI purchased this antique Santos from a dealer in my neck of the woods, who had it in his hands for a few decades. That otherworldly soft blue makes me swoon, all the better for being unfettered by any detail a perfect purity of color and form. Once he certainly had cloth arms, but I think their absence just heightens his elegant spareness and the impact of his nearly 15 inches in height. The head appears to be made of clay, perhaps sculpted over wood,