• Folk Carvings / Sculpture
Lot 1098

ALLEN VAN HOECKE (BELGIAN / AMERICAN, 1892-1970) FOLK ART CARVED WOODEN MINIATURE MONUMENT

Estimate: $300 - $500
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ALLEN VAN HOECKE (BELGIAN / AMERICAN, 1892-1970) FOLK ART CARVED WOODEN MINIATURE MONUMENT, featuring a bird in flight with a banner reading "PEACE" across its breast atop a carved finial, a medial block section of the finial is decorated with hearts and crosses which read "IN GOD WE TRUST" the lower section of the finial features a barley-twist design, the base of the object features relief-carved birds eating out of shells on the side panels, one of which displays the maker's name "ALLEN. VAN. HOECKE. / CHEHALIS. WN." A pencil inscription to the base reads "1961. Hours of Labor / 148." Retains original finish with warm color. Chehalis, Washington. Dated 1961. 20" HOA, 6" WOA, 3 1/4" DOA.
Literature: Meyer (ed), Folk Artists Biographical Index, p. 272. Parallels Larsen-Martin and Martin, Pioneers in Paradise: Folk and Outsider Artists of the West Coast, p. 54. 
Catalogue Note: Allen Van Hoecke (1892-1970) was a Belgian immigrant and World War One veteran living in the Seattle, Washington area for most of the 20th century. He was listed as working at Weyerhaeuser Timber Company in Chehalis, Washington, where he worked until the 1950s. In the latter part of his life, he worked in the Chehalis Packing Company, and carved wooden sculptures in his apartment.
Examples of Van Hoecke's work are in the collections of the Centralia Timberland Regional Library, Centralia, CA and the Chehalis Timberland Regional Library, Chehalis, WA. 

Condition

Excellent condition, only one minor loss to front edge of the base, and very minor scattered finish wear.

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From the estate collection of Katharine "Kitty Sue" Pease, Los Angeles, CA.