young 2.webp

Title: Untitled (Horse and Rider) Artist: Purvis Young Year: c. mid-1990s

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Dimensions: 10 × 12 in. (25.4 × 30.5 cm)

Medium / Materials: Paint on wallpaper

Support: Wallpaper

Edition: Unique work

Description:

A forceful rendering of horse and rider conveying motion and tension.

Context & Interpretation:

The motif symbolizes endurance, power, and spiritual passage.

Provenance:

Private Collection, North Carolina; Private Collection, Massachusetts (present).

Condition:

Condition consistent with the artist’s materials and working process.

Significance:

A concentrated and emblematic example of Young’s iconography.

Dimensions: 10 × 12 in. (25.4 × 30.5 cm)

Medium / Materials: Paint on wallpaper

Support: Wallpaper

Edition: Unique work

Description:

A forceful rendering of horse and rider conveying motion and tension.

Context & Interpretation:

The motif symbolizes endurance, power, and spiritual passage.

Provenance:

Private Collection, North Carolina; Private Collection, Massachusetts (present).

Condition:

Condition consistent with the artist’s materials and working process.

Significance:

A concentrated and emblematic example of Young’s iconography.

Purvis Young (African American, 1943–2010) was a self-taught artist from Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood, whose work blends expressionism, folk traditions, and street culture. Drawing from his African American heritage and the realities of urban life, Young used found materials and energetic brushwork to explore themes of struggle, freedom, and spiritual resilience. His raw, vibrant visual language has made him one of the most celebrated outsider and narrative artists of his generation.