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Lot 150

Clementine Hunter, Attributed: Farmer a Leading Mule

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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Clementine Reuben Hunter (American, 1887 - 1987) Attributed: Farmer a Leading Mule. (Here God Holy Book), 1963. Oil on canvas board, initialed lower right, framed. Notes in pencil about the painting verso (some illegible). This item is accompanied by a document from Gizzard Holler Folk Art.

Often referred to as "the black Grandma Moses," Clementine Hunter painted four to five thousand paintings, which were boldly colored images in folk art style of plantation life in Louisiana. Her subjects included everyday activities such as doing laundry and festive events including weddings, dances, and church going. She also did mural painting, and a number of her works had Christian religious subjects.

12.25 x 18 inches framed; 10 x 16 inches canvas board.

Robert and Margaret Allen, North Carolina, USA; Private collection, Kentucky, USA; 2015 Erik Brynildson, Wisconsin, USA.

Condition

Very good condition; the top edge of the painting is cut unevenly; light surface grime throughout.

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