Black Pig

Details

BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949)
Black Pig
bearing label BLACK PIG/m3435D on reverse
graphite and tempera on repurposed card
15 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.
Executed circa 1939-42.

Provenance

The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above in 1990

Conditions of sale

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Cara Zimmerman Head of Americana and Outsider Art

CZimmerman@christies.com +1 212 636 2230

Lot Essay

After a lifetime on a plantation, former slave Bill Traylor (circa 1853-1949) moved to Montgomery, Alabama. There, from a doorstep on Monroe Street, he rendered starkly modernist images of lively animals, vibrant landscapes and active people.

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