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Two (2) small Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) Black Americana folk art acrylic on board paintings, both titled "Going Home". 1st item. Painting depicting a group of African American figures going home at the end of a day of work in the field with bags full of cotton towards their homes. Signed "Peti Clements" lower right. Titled and dated, "1984" en verso. Housed in a carved wood frame with a linen liner. Sight: 4 1/2" H x 6 1/2" W. Framed: 13 1/4" H x 15 1/4" W. 2nd item: Painting depicting African American figures loading cotton onto a wagon led by two horses in a field, with three young children walking hand in hand and a dog in the foreground. Signed "Peti Clements" lower right. Title, dated "1985", and artist name in pencil en verso. Housed in a wood frame with a linen liner. Sight: 7 1/2" H x 9 1/2" W. Framed: 16 1/4" H x 18 1/4" W. Note: Peti Clements was a female African American folk artist. She was 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.
PROVENANCE: Private Alabama collection.
CONDITION: Both items in overall good condition. Frames with very light areas of abrasions.