Young Bull

Details

BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949)
Young Bull
bearing Charles Shannon label S-211 (Brown)/Young Bull and inscribed by Shannon in graphite (Fall '39) Young Bull on reverse
graphite and tempera on repurposed card
13 x 15 1/8 in.
Executed in 1939.

Provenance

Acme Art, Santa Monica, California
The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above in 1988

Conditions of sale

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Cara Zimmerman Head of Americana and Outsider Art

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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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