Description
Expressive small devotional painting of Saint George on horseback striking the dragon. Executed in a lively Eastern Orthodox folk style with bold outlines, red cloak, halo, and a metallic gold ground. The image is hand-painted on thin canvas laid to a wood-based board (canvas-board)-a common mid-century construction for portable devotional art. Likely 1950s-1980s.
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Hand-painted (not a print); visible brushwork and impasto in the horse and cloak
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Classic Saint George iconography-symbol of protection and triumph over evil
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Support: canvas laminated to hardboard/wood-fiber board; previously displayed under glass with metallic edge tape (residues on reverse)
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Sight size about 4.5 × 6.5 in (approx. 11.5 × 16.5 cm)
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Origin: Eastern Orthodox/Balkan or Greek workshop, folk/naïve tradition
Condition: honest vintage wear with scattered edge nicks and small losses around the perimeter; light scuffing to the metallic ground; back shows old tape and hanging-tab remnants. Surface otherwise stable and presents well. No cleaning or restoration attempted. Please view all photos.
A characterful, ready-to-frame example of a beloved subject in Eastern Christian art.
