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Painter, b. 1912 - d. 1978

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    • JOHN WILLIAM "UNCLE JACK" DEY (RICHMOND, VA, 1912-1978) OUTSIDER ART PAINTING
      Jun. 25, 2022

      JOHN WILLIAM "UNCLE JACK" DEY (RICHMOND, VA, 1912-1978) OUTSIDER ART PAINTING

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      JOHN WILLIAM "UNCLE JACK" DEY (RICHMOND, VA, 1912-1978) OUTSIDER ART PAINTING, enamel on board, an imaginative scene with vivid coloration, depicting black bears fishing in a creek by a log cabin, a man nearby seated on a tree stump observing the scene while eating a watermelon, signed "UNCLE JACK" lower right, retaining a handwritten letter signed by Uncle Jack from 1977 that describes the narrative context of the painting, giving the title as "Frank Welsh & The fishing bear's [sic]". Housed in possibly original, artist-made frame.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • John William "Uncle Jack" Dey (American/Virginia)
      Jan. 06, 2022

      John William "Uncle Jack" Dey (American/Virginia)

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      John William "Uncle Jack" Dey (American/Virginia, 1912-1978), "Amazon's Accupuncture Bear Style", enamel on panel, signed lower right, titled lower center, "Jay Johnson America's Folk Heritage Gallery, New York, NY" stamp en verso, 20 1/2 in. x 25 in., framed Provenance: Doug Gitter, New Orleans; Collection of Genie and Steve Goldring, New Orleans, 1994. Condition: Light surface dirt; craquelure throughout; scattered losses particularly along left edge and left corners; scattered scratches along edges likely from contact with frame; scattered accretions. Ext. Frame: 21 in. x 25 in. x 1 1/4 in. Note: John William “Uncle Jack” Dey was born in Phoebus, Virginia in 1912 and spent his childhood in the state before traveling to Maine in 1932 to work as a trapper and logger for several years. He returned to Richmond, where he eventually joined the police force around 1942. Dey served on the force for almost thirteen years and earned the affectionate nickname “Uncle Jack” from the neighborhood children, whose toys and bicycles he often repaired. He started to paint after retiring from the police in 1955, using model airplane paint to create images inspired by his own life adventures, religion and imagined exotic landscapes. Dey’s ability to convey a story, his strong sense of color and composition and flair for the dramatic are clearly displayed in his body of work. He did not hesitate to punish people or animals he did not like in his creations by portraying them as subjects of his own unique acupuncture - pitchfork style. He imbued some of his compositions with a sense of foreboding by including hovering black crows, often counter-balanced by a row of equally sweet bunnies. The work offered here has all of these traits and more, as three generously proportioned nude Amazons stab bewildered bleeding bears in a forest, under the watchful gaze of crows and bunnies.

      Neal Auction Company
    • JOHN WILLIAM "UNCLE JACK" DEY (RICHMOND, VA 1912-1978) OUTSIDER ART PAINTING
      Jun. 23, 2018

      JOHN WILLIAM "UNCLE JACK" DEY (RICHMOND, VA 1912-1978) OUTSIDER ART PAINTING

      Est: $300 - $500

      JOHN WILLIAM "UNCLE JACK" DEY (RICHMOND, VA 1912-1978) OUTSIDER ART PAINTING, model airplane enamel on board, a fantastical nocturnal scene with vivid coloration, inscribed "VOODOO ZOMBIE'S (sic)" at lower edge and signed "UNCLE JACK" lower right. Housed in possibly original black-painted frame.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • AMAZONS ON A MEAT FORAGE BY JOHN WILLIAM DEY "UNCLE JACK" (AMERICAN, 20TH CENTURY).
      Jan. 30, 2015

      AMAZONS ON A MEAT FORAGE BY JOHN WILLIAM DEY "UNCLE JACK" (AMERICAN, 20TH CENTURY).

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      AMAZONS ON A MEAT FORAGE BY JOHN WILLIAM DEY "UNCLE JACK" (AMERICAN, 20TH CENTURY). Enamel paint on panel, signed lower right. Women chasing wildlife through a forest in winter. 22.5"h. 29.5"w., in a frame, 28"h. 35"w.

      Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
    • JOHN WILLIAM DEY (AMERICAN, 1912-1978) HIROSHIMA, ATOM BOMB Lacquer on matte board: 19 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (sight) 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 in....
      Oct. 06, 2013

      JOHN WILLIAM DEY (AMERICAN, 1912-1978) HIROSHIMA, ATOM BOMB Lacquer on matte board: 19 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (sight) 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 in....

      Est: $700 - $900

      JOHN WILLIAM DEY (AMERICAN, 1912-1978) HIROSHIMA, ATOM BOMB Lacquer on matte board: 19 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (sight) 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (framed) Framed; lower left/center titled: Hiroshima, Atom Bomb, lower right signed: Uncle Jack; verso: Gallery K label: Uncle Jack / Hiroshima, atom bomb/ lacquer on Mat board: 23 x 19 in.

      Potomack Company
    • Attributed to John William "Uncle Jack" Dey (American, 1912-1978): Landscape with Bridge and Animals
      Aug. 13, 2011

      Attributed to John William "Uncle Jack" Dey (American, 1912-1978): Landscape with Bridge and Animals

      Est: $500 - $800

      Attributed to John William "Uncle Jack" Dey (American, 1912-1978): Landscape with Bridge and Animals Oil on canvas, unsigned, framed. 16 x 20 in.

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