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Lot Essay
The present owner's account of acquiring Pistol (Sleeping Deer) in 1983:
I finished college in the spring of 1982. After graduation, I moved down to Beaufort, South Carolina. I would “go motoring” on the weekends and explore the islands, and on one such occasion, I could not believe my eyes when I saw a yard full of paintings that depicted the history of the South Carolina Sea Islands. When I met Sam Doyle, I was so impressed by his grace and kindness. He talked to me about his paintings and how the ideas came to him in dreams. I picked out a painting called Sleeping Deer because of its intriguing story. Mr. Doyle told me that it was the story of a man named Pistol who had always wanted to ride on a deer, and when he saw one asleep in the woods, he had tried to do so. When I came back to pick up the painting, the artist had modified parts of it. I have kept my piece all these years because of what in incredible person Sam Doyle was, and how his work depicted the strength and beauty of the people of the Sea Islands.
I finished college in the spring of 1982. After graduation, I moved down to Beaufort, South Carolina. I would “go motoring” on the weekends and explore the islands, and on one such occasion, I could not believe my eyes when I saw a yard full of paintings that depicted the history of the South Carolina Sea Islands. When I met Sam Doyle, I was so impressed by his grace and kindness. He talked to me about his paintings and how the ideas came to him in dreams. I picked out a painting called Sleeping Deer because of its intriguing story. Mr. Doyle told me that it was the story of a man named Pistol who had always wanted to ride on a deer, and when he saw one asleep in the woods, he had tried to do so. When I came back to pick up the painting, the artist had modified parts of it. I have kept my piece all these years because of what in incredible person Sam Doyle was, and how his work depicted the strength and beauty of the people of the Sea Islands.