Harold Everett Bayer Artist paintings sell for $1000
Harold Everett Bayer ( 1900 - 199? ) American Folk Artist
Bayer was a Toledo, Ohio artist who painted in the naive primitive style of Grandma Moses. He is listed on Ask Art and is represented in the American Museum of Folk Art. The subject of his paintings is typically Midwest living.
These two paintings are signed in the lower left ” H.E. Bayer 1981 Toledo” They both include his signature dog “Pokey”, seen in many of his paintings. They are oil on masonite. The sizes are 20″ x 16″ with framed sizes of 23″ x 19″. They sold for $1000 for the pair.
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September 21st, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Harold was a friend of mine. Lucky me, I have 13 of his charming paintings. Some are the familiar subjects and others are different - carnivals, barn dances, winter scenes, holiday dinners…scenes from his rural childhood mind’s eye. My little girl said that he “did nice cows”. Over the years I had the good fortune to hear him spinning stories about his pictures ( I don’t remember that he ever called them paintings) as I bought his most recent works from him at Toledo area outdoor art shows. He had a following. Both he and his work were very popular, a really good-natured little old guy with a twinkle in his eye. His paintings always sold out early! His wife was with him and she managed the money. He claimed that when he retired he intended to learn woodworking but his wife wouldn’t let him because the sawdust was too messy.. So he took up painting but couldn’t resist making his wood frames just for a bit of fun. He sat in an easy chair pencilling in his pictures and painting his childhood memories on the board resting across his lap, solitary and content in his own world wearing a headset listening to classical music. Just remembering him here brings a smile as do his paintings that surround me.