$200
American, early 20th century, watercolor and plant matter on paper. A pair of paintings depicting different views of a southern American cotton plantation being farmed by numerous naively painted African American people, with a small chimneyed house in the background that is overlaid by tree bark and onion skin or other plant matter, and cotton plants painted in watercolor that are decorated with applied cotton and plant matter on the surface, set beneath a moody daytime sky. Framed 5.75" x 7.75".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-01-03