Large Folk Art Silhouette Form Stork

Large Folk Art Silhouette Form Stork
Weathered Sheet and Tubular Metal
Retaining Traces of Original Paint
French, Alsace Region c.1930

76" high x 25.5" wide x 10" deep

Storks are an established feature of Alsace and the subject of many legends, they are faithful creatures and auspicious symbols of fidelity and fertility. If a Stork should land on a house, Alsatian Folklore holds that it brings good luck to the household.

Ref: 6905


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