Fabulous Brazilian Folk Art Dentist at Work Ceramic Sculpture art nouveau which I believe dates to

which I believe dates to late 1940s or early 50s

He brings to life the rites of the countryside

with rubber plugs on the undersides that fit tightly and show no wear that I can see

These hand-carved wooden ducks

But also for this marvelously drawn fellow with giant feet (

Fabulous Brazilian Folk Art Dentist at Work Ceramic Sculpture art nouveau which I believe dates toI know this piece is that it came from the estate of a dentist, who commissioned it specifically, and I am certain that it is by a Brazilian folk artist, possibly Manoel Eudocio. The maker definitely captured the drama of a dentist at work, including the stuff of a patient's nightmares, as red paint spills through her two big front teeth, and dots her nose as well! All of the details on this are great, with nothing forgotten, from sink to spitting