Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) folk or outsider art oil painting on canvas featuring three chickens–two black and white and one bright yellow–standing with six yellow chicks at their feet, set against a background with visible chicken wire. Signed lower left. Housed in a rustic wood frame and matching wood mat. Sight: 15 1/4 in H x 19 1/4 in W. Frame: 18 3/4 in H x 22 3/4 in W. Biographical Note: Peti Clements was a female folk artist raised on a rural Alabama farm and many of her paintings depict scenes of her early, everyday life. Her work is represented in the permanent collection of the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Tuscumbia, AL.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition with speckled accretions to unpainted areas of canvas visible in background and to verso.