Stunning Mid Century Brutalist Heavy Bronze Vase folk art figurative painting and the whole thing such

and the whole thing such a soulful and warm presence

This is a fairly old one

that at least for me brings great delight and a sense of serenity everytime I look at it

carrying a tiny figure with hat and scope through the air

But best is the interior of the chamber pot

Stunning Mid Century Brutalist Heavy Bronze Vase folk art figurative painting and the whole thing suchI found this strikingly sculptural, very heavy bronze vase 7+ pounds worth in upstate New York, near the Hudson River Valley, at a bit of an out of the way and happily under picked spot. I'd call it brutalist, artist made, though it is unsigned, at least as far as I can see. Voluptuous and super visceral, with with what appear to be thumb prints pressed into the body, and Pollock esque drips animating the surface. Somehow it also reminds me a bit of a