Southern Folk Art Limestone Carving of a Kissing Couple

Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky (found)
Circa: 1930-40
Size: 8” x 8” x 9” (h)
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A dynamic carving of a nude male and female embraced in a kiss with the man’s hand on her upper thigh. She is not resisting, but her slight push may be a signal to slow it down a bit.

Carvings as such in limestone are quite rare in that this small sculpture packs a lot of life into the stone. The work is carved in-the-round, and the figures have remarkable tension between them.

Though the work has elements not found on the carvings of William Edmondson, it certainly has some stylistic similarities.

Condition: Excellent with wear commensurate with age.

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