Smokey Tunis Carved Mirror 1969

Smokey Tunis Carved Mirror 1969

A sculptural, hand-carved mirror by American artist and designer Smokey Tunis, whose work bridged the boundaries between functional object and expressive artwork. Tunis developed a distinctive studio practice in the mid-20th century that merged folk-art sensibility, modernist form, and painterly surface treatment. His carved wood pieces—ranging from cabinets and tables to sculptural panels—reflect a highly personal vision that resonates with both outsider and studio craft traditions of the period.

This mirror exemplifies Tunis’s organic carving and tactile surface language, where the frame itself becomes a sculptural composition, joinery on frame and mirror with wing nut for adjusting to desired position. The richly stained beech reveals expressive toolwork and a dynamic rhythm typical of his hand-crafted designs from the late 1960s.

Carved and stained beech, mirrored glass

Dimensions:

56½ h × 23½ w × 22 d in

Condition: Very good overall with minor wear consistent with age and use; mirror glass clear; solid and structurally sound.