Clementine Hunter

CLEMENTINE HUNTER (AMERICAN, 1887-1988) BAPTISM Oil on board: 15 1/4 x 25 in. Framed; lower right signed: CH; verso label "Essie Green Galleries 419A Convent Ave., New York, New York 10031, Baptism" Provenance: Gilley's Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; to the present owner. Estimate $ 4,000-6,000

Sale 34 Lot 28 CLEMENTINE HUNTER (AMERICAN, 1887-1988) BAPTISM Oil on board: 15 1/4 x 25 in. Framed; lower right signed: CH; verso label "Essie Green Galleries419A Convent Ave., New York, New York 10031, Baptism" Provenance: Gilley's Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; to thepresent owner. Estimate $ 4,000-6,000

Clementine Hunter(American/Louisiana, 1886-1988) "The Wake", oil on board, monogrammed lower right, versotitled, dated "May 1967" and inscribed "MelrosePlantation, May 1967, Property of Gillis W.Long", 15-7/8" x 24". Framed. Provenance: Privatecollection, Houston, Texas.

Lot 98 two paintings framed together CLEMENTINE HUNTER (american 1886-1988) GIFT OF THE MAGI AND SUNDAY PICNIC Both signed with artist's initials bottom right, oil on board each (sight): 14 3/4 x 23 in. (37.5 x 58.4cm) (2). Estimate $6,000-10,000 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formatsdo not include condition reports. The absence of a conditionstatement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition orcompletely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects ofaging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request acondition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, priorto placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman'sConditions of Sale.

CLEMENTINE HUNTER (American, 1886-1988) Cotton Pickers and Fisherman Oil on artist's board 18 x 24 inches (45.7 x 61.0 cm) Monogrammed center right In 1900, Clementine Hunter moved with her family to the Melrose Plantation on the Cane River, outside Natchitoches, Louisiana. Melrose soon became a haven for many artists and writers including Alberta Kinsey, Francois Mignon, and Lyle Saxon. At the age of 54, Clementine Hunter was encouraged by visiting artists to try painting artworks herself. She used leftover paints and began "marking pictures" on any surface she could find - old bottles, cardboard scraps, and even brown paper bags. Her works told the story of plantation life from daily activities to special occasions. One of Louisiana's most celebrated folk artists, Clementine Hunter's paintings can be seen in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., the Museum of American Folk Art in New York, the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, the Oprah Winfrey Collection in Chicago, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.