Jim Thorpe #31 Tommy Cheng Painting

U.S.A, c. 1995

21 x 18 in (53 x 46 cm)

ID #TC-Z-31

Portrait of New York Giants baseball player Jim Thorpe, the laugh lines around his eyes giving insight to the joy hiding behind his otherwise unsmiling face.

Tommy Cheng is a contemporary outsider and folk artist who lives and paints in Washington Heights. His unique style of portraiture has attracted gallery shows in New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Paris. Cheng's portraits are inspired by pop culture and celebrities. With its wide open eyes, deceivingly expressive faces, and modernly flat construction a Cheng portrait is instantly identifiable.

Artist: Tommy Cheng

Material: Paint on plywood

TC-#31

1912 250-500 art art brut asian american athlete baseball folk art naive art new york nyc original outsider art portrait size-21x18 sports washington heights yankees

More from $250 to $500