Two (2) Ernest "Popeye" Reed (Ohio, 1919-1985) sandstone folk art carvings. 1st item: Carved female head, signed along the lower back edge "E REED." 10 1/2" H x 7" W x 7" D. 21lbs. 2nd item: Carved plaque depicting an icon with an integral carved foliate frame. Signed lower left and dated "1980." 14" H […]
Lot 152: 2 J. L. Sudduth Paintings, Train Scene & Streetcar
Two (2) Jimmie Lee Sudduth (Alabama, 1910-2007) mud and paint on board outsider art paintings, including one (1) depicting a train accident scene with onlooking bystanders, signed upper left corner, and one (1) depicting a streetcar filled with passengers, signed upper right. Both are unframed and measure 23 3/4" H x 48 1/4" W. 20th […]
Lot 153: 2 Mose Tolliver Folk Art Paintings, Figure & Birds w/ Flowers
Two (2) Mose Ernest Tolliver (Alabama, 1919-2006) folk art paintings, house paint on wood panel, includingone (1) depicting a human figure against pale green background, 21 1/4" H x 14 1/8" W and one (1) depicting birds and flowers against a dark green background, 24" square. Both signed MOSET with backwards S lower left and […]
Lot 151: J. L. Sudduth Folk Art Painting, Woman Walking Dog
Jimmie Lee Sudduth (Alabama, 1910-2007) outsider art mud and paint on plywood painting depicting a standing and smiling female with green neon hair and brightly colored clothing, walking a white dog, "Toto," on a leash. Signed upper left and lower left, "Jim Sudduth." Unframed. 58 3/4" H x 20 1/4" W. 20th century. Provenance: Estate […]
Lot 149: Purvis Young Outsider Art Painting, Two Abstract Figures
Purvis Young (Florida, 1943-2010) mixed media on cardboard outsider art painting depicting two abstract figures rendered in black againstred, yellow, black, and off white background. Dated and signed "92 Young" across top of board. Float mounted in a black painted wooden frame. Board – 32 3/4" H x 13 3/8" W. Framed – 35 3/8" […]
Lot 150: J.L. Sudduth Native American Folk Art Painting
Jimmie Lee Sudduth (Alabama, 1910-2007) mud and paint on board outsider art painting, depicting a Native American figure with colorful buckskin fringed clothing and feathered hat, standing with a dog, Toto, by his side. Signed lower left, "Jim Sudduth." 48 1/4" H x 24 1/4" W. Unframed. Late 20th century. Provenance: Estate of Carl Klein, […]
Lot 148: Purvis Young Outsider Art Painting, Assemblage
Purvis Young (Florida, 1943-2010) outsider art mixed media on board assemblage painting depicting two semi-trucks surroundedby crowds of multi-colored human figures. Signed "Young" top right.Housed in a contemporary black painted wooden frame. Board – 19" H x 36 3/8" W. Framed – 21 1/2" H x 39 1/4" W x 2 1/2" D.Provenance: Estate of […]
Lot 146: Helen LaFrance O/C, Fourth of July Picnic
Helen La France (American/Kentucky, 1919-2020) oil on canvas painting depicting a crowd of people gathered outdoors for a patriotic program, possibly a 4th of July Independence Day event, with a number of figures dressed in military uniforms. Some people in civilian clothes stand while others are seated at red and white cloth covered tables. At […]
Lot 145: Helen LaFrance O/B, Cotton Farm
Helen La France (Kentucky, 1919-2020) oil on canvasboard landscape painting depicting six African American figures picking cotton from a field, with three other figures sitting in horse drawn wagons, foreground and background. A farm building occupies the center of the canvas, while two paddlewheel steamboats pass in the distance, and a brownish cloud hovers overhead. […]
Lot 144: Helen LaFrance O/C, Church Picnic
Helen La France (Kentucky, 1919-2020) large oil on canvas landscape painting depicting an African American congregation gathering for a Church Picnic, with automobiles parked in front of a church and horse and buggy approaching lower left; a table is being spread in the background, while little girls play a circle game in the right foreground. […]