Large, Lead Weighted Old Carnival Knock Down Cat German folk art animals Surely done by a young

Surely done by a young boy long ago

perhaps in the genre of finger-painting:) Simple as can be

nicely sculptural but totally unfussy

less the peg leg

with the gorgeous treatment of sun and clouds and bricks reminding me a bit of the paintings of Roger Brown

Large, Lead Weighted Old Carnival Knock Down Cat German folk art animals Surely done by a youngI've never seen another carnival knock down quite like this one, the double sided cat constructed of what look to be four layers of wood, and the base three fat ones, with heavy lead weights on the underside which, together with the thick layers of wood, make it quite a challenge to knock down! Though definitely built to endure a lot of carnival action, sadly at some point the cat lost one of his faces but displayed gray side facing remains pretty