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Property from a Prestigious Private Boston Collector
BILL TRAYLOR (C. 1853-1949)
Untitled (Figures with Blue and Brown House)
Details
BILL TRAYLOR (C. 1853-1949)
Untitled (Figures with Blue and Brown House)
numbered by Charles Shannon 'E-1374 HOUSES' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
graphite and tempera on repurposed card
13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1939-1942.
Untitled (Figures with Blue and Brown House)
numbered by Charles Shannon 'E-1374 HOUSES' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
graphite and tempera on repurposed card
13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1939-1942.
Provenance
Private collection, Boston
Further details
Bill Traylor frequently used the house as a central motif to frame domestic life and memory, revisiting it throughout his career with variations that placed figures on rooftops, inside interiors, or in surrounding yards.
In Untitled (Figures with Blue and Brown House), Traylor’s use of his signature blue and brown palette anchors a composition where subtle action unfolds. It’s not clear whether both pointing figures, the man inside and the figure on the roof with a cane, belong to the same narrative; yet their gestures animate the composition, lending the scene a subtle, quiet dynamism.
In Untitled (Figures with Blue and Brown House), Traylor’s use of his signature blue and brown palette anchors a composition where subtle action unfolds. It’s not clear whether both pointing figures, the man inside and the figure on the roof with a cane, belong to the same narrative; yet their gestures animate the composition, lending the scene a subtle, quiet dynamism.
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