Hand-forged Pick Axe Head modern sculpture 5 1/4" tall/long

5 1/4" tall/long

" There was a handwritten attribution on the back of the matte on which this was mounted

with the notion that its ultimate owner could take it apart and frame the whole series of pieces

7 1/4" wide with oars outstretched

circa 1930s-50s

Hand-forged Pick Axe Head modern sculpture 5 1/4" tall/longSometimes when I am out hunting for things I find something that just feels good to carry around in my hand, and by the end of my stop if I've become pretty attached to it I won't let it go. This was the case with this hand forged piece, an old pick axe head I believe, which has both a great weight and hand feel to it, and to my eye more than passes the muster as an compelling sculptural object, looking a bit like a hand with one long finger pointing