Clementine Hunter Art

Clementine hunter prolific american folk artist who late in life began to produce vibrant representational and abstract oil paintings drawn from her memories of southern plantation life.

Clementine hunter art. He encouraged her to try her hand at abstract art but she preferred the folk art style. See available paintings works on paper and design for sale and learn about the artist. From 1950 on hunter was very prolific and over 4 000 plantation scenes. It is a copyrighted work of art and many not be reproduced in any form.

She sold her first paintings for as little as a quarter but soon her work began to receive widespread attention. Clementine hunter was a self taught african american artist known for her painted depictions of early 20th century plantation life in louisiana. Keen on wednesday july 29 senior manager of learning and engagement paula santos will lead a discussion on the work of art plantation life by self taught artist clementine hunter. Clementine reuben hunter louisiana 1886 1988 oil on canvasboard folk art painting southern nativity or mary with child scene depicting with young girls in brightly colored dresses bringing flower bouquets to mary and child jesus seated under a tree.

This was the first original hunter that cayman ever saw and at the time of julian s passing cayman was offered the piece first as an acknowledgment of his love for the piece. Clementine hunter s world is a 2017 documentary directed by noted hunter scholar art shiver. The film celebrates clementine hunter s life and artwork through the lens of photographs oral histories and the newly resorted african house murals. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices.

List of works all artworks by date 1 10 24 all artworks by date 10 1 24 all artworks by name 24 styles folk art 24 outsider art 24 genres figurative 1 genre painting 20 portrait 1 religious painting 2 self portrait 1 media. This large original clementine hunter once belonged to close friend of the artist and important louisianan julian foy of foy motor company. View clementine hunter s 1 031 artworks on artnet. Clementine hunter pronounced clementeen late december 1886 or early january 1887 january 1 1988 was a self taught black folk artist from the cane river region of the u s.

House in the background and thin band of sky at top over a light pink background. List of works all artworks by date 1 10. State of louisiana who lived and worked on melrose plantation. Clementine reuben was the daughter of mary antoinette adams who was of virginian slave ancestry and janvier.

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