Brown Pig

Details

BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949)
Brown Pig
bearing Charles Shannon label S-70/PIGS on reverse
graphite and tempera on repurposed Dr. Pepper advertisement
14 1/2 x 19 in.
Executed circa 1939-42.

Provenance

The Mayor Gallery, London
Acquired from the above in 1986

Conditions of sale

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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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