Although David Butler had drawn and carved all of his life, his career and his artistic output began in earnest in his late forties, following an injury at the sawmill where he worked. Like a number of other Self-Taught artists working in the Southeastern United States, Butler created an elaborate environment for his own enjoyment, filling his rural Louisiana home and yard with elaborate creations made of cut tin, wood, enamel and house paint.

DAVID BUTLER (1898-1997)

Untitled (Ship and Sea-Snake)

Details

DAVID BUTLER (1898-1997)
Untitled (Ship and Sea-Snake)
two works, each double-sided: enamel on cut tin
Ship: 26½ x 30½ in. (67.3 x 77.5 cm.); Sea-snake: 7 x 22¾ in. (17.8 x 58.2 cm.)

Provenance

Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York; Gasperi Gallery, New Orleans

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