Clementine Hunter (1886/7-1988)
PROPERTY OF A SOUTHERN LADY
Clementine Hunter (1886/7-1988)

Guinea Hen Feeding

Details
Clementine Hunter (1886/7-1988)
Guinea Hen Feeding
initialed CH lower right side
oil on board
Sight 18 x 23 1/2 in.
Provenance
Gasperi Gallery, New Orleans

Lot Essay

Clementine Hunter (1886/7-1988) painted vibrant scenes reflecting the society of the Louisiana plantation on which she spent most of her life. Her works, depicting picking cotton and pecans, washing clothes, baptisms, funerals and images of daily activities are considered important documentation of plantation life in the early twentieth century. This work has been authenticated by Clementine Hunter expert Tom Whitehead.

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