Premier Americana Sale Offers Collection of Katherine “Kitty Sue” Pea Featuring Vibrant 1845 Pennsylvanian Schwenkfelder Folk Drawing

An important 1845 Pennsylvanian Schwenkfelder folk artwork will be offered on June 21, 2024: Premier Americana – Day Three: Collection of Katherine “Kitty Sue” Pea sale. The sale is hosted by Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc, Inc. This piece is a Fraktur-style drawing that depicts a row of vibrant townhouses under an exuberant garland of stylized flowers, strawberries, and a pair of distelfinks/lovebirds. Earlier Fraktur artworks, like the offered example, were executed entirely by hand. The medium is watercolor on paper, housed in a modern frame. Fraktur is a highly artistic and elaborate folk art created between 1740 and 1860 by the Pennsylvania Dutch. The word “Fraktur” derives from the Latin frāctūra (“a break”); thus the letters and designs have clear beginnings and ends with individual strokes that make each letter visible and often emphasized. Fraktur-style drawings were executed in ink and watercolors and are found in a wide variety of forms, like the floral and figurative scenes of this painting. 

The upcoming American folk art sale also offers a 19th-century carved and painted tobacco/cigar store trade figure. The wooden figure of a Native American has an eagle headdress and wolf-skin robe. He holds his right hand aloft and his eyes are raised to the sky. The piece retains an old painted surface. Notable among furniture is a patriotic folk art carved walnut secretary by John Hobart (Maine, 1841 – 1918). Beyond American and ethnographic collectibles, the sale will offer furniture, jewelry, watches and clocks, and textiles. Visit Bidsquare to view the complete June 21, 2024: Premier Americana – Day Three: Collection of Katherine “Kitty Sue” Pea sale and browse other online auctions. 

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