Lot 18

"I love people, to a certain extent, but sometimes I want to get off in the garden to talk with God. I have the blooms, and when the blooms are gone, I love to watch the green. God dressed the world in green." -- Minnie Evans As gatekeeper at the formal Airlie Gardens in North Carolina since the 1930's, Minnie Evans' work was informed by her love of flora and fauna, as well as her deeply held Christian beliefs. One of the most important American visionary artists of the 20th century, Evans was collected by Jean Dubuffet in the 1960's and has been exhibited widely, including a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum in 1975.

MINNIE EVANS (1892-1987)

Untitled (Design with Angels and Sunset)

Details

MINNIE EVANS (1892-1987)
Untitled (Design with Angels and Sunset)
signed and dated 'Minnie Evans June 1972' (lower right)
graphite, colored pencil and paint on paper
10½ x 13½ in. (26.6 x 34.2 cm.)
Executed in 1972.

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Modern Primitive Gallery, Atlanta

Lot Essay

Untitled (Design with Angels and Sunset) is from a series of works from the 1970's that depict visions inspired by Airlie Gardens and Christian imagery. They are looser in execution and have a softer palette than her earlier works. Untitled (Design with Angels and Sunset) encapsulates most of the artist's motifs, including the sunset, angels and central, hieratic portraits.

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