Elizabeth Quale O'Neill Verner (South Carolina, 1883-1979) pastel on silk portrait depicting a Charleston flower vendor seated with a bouquet of flowers in her lap. She smokes a pipe and wears a distinctive knit hat. Signed "Elizabeth O'Neill Verner" lower right. Housed in a modern wood frame. Sight: 8 1/4" H x 8" W. Framed: […]
Lot 124: Large Marie Hull O/C Mississippi Coastal Landscape
Emily Marie Atkinson Hull (American/Mississippi, 1890 – 1980), "Moss Hung Oaks, Mississippi," large oil on canvas painting depicting two figures in small boats rowing toward sailboats on a placid body of water, framed by arched, mossy branches of live oak trees. Shrubby fauna and flora grow in the sandy foreground and billowy pink-tinged clouds accumulate […]
Lot 125: Andrew Hopkins Oil, Marie Laveau Gris-Gris
Andrew LaMar Hopkins (American/Louisiana, b. 1977), "Marie Laveau Gris-Gris," acrylic on canvasboard painting depicting the 19th century voo-doo priestess Marie Laveau leaving the fashionable home of a white woman, who is depicted standing in the window and holding a gris-gris (talisman or voodoo amulet, intended to protect the wearer from harm). Signed lower right and […]
Lot 122: Alfred Kappes 1887 Watercolor Illustration: Acadia, Louisiana – Going to Church
Alfred Kappes (American, 1850-1894) watercolor painting, original illustration for Harper's Magazine, depicting African American churchgoers in buggies and on foot in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, titled "Acadia / Going to Church" en verso. Signed "A.K." lower left. This grisaille painting was an illustration for "The Acadian Land" by writer Charles Dudley Warner in Harper's Magazine, Vol. […]
Lot 123: William A. Walker O/C Seascape, likely Coastal Florida
William Aiken Walker (American/South Carolina, 1838-1921) oil on linen painting laid to card-stock, depicting a coastal landscape with sandy beach, palm tree, cactus, and various beach shrubs, likely Florida. Signed lower left, "W. A. Walker." With McCrary & Branson gallery labels affixed to verso. Housed under glass in the original McCrary & Branson molded giltwood […]
Lot 120: Mose Tolliver Painting, Woman on Scooter
Mose Tolliver (American/Alabama, 1925-2006) Woman on Scooter, house paint on salvaged wood paneling depicting a female figure in shades of green and yellow, against a blue background with red border. Signed lower left, "Mose T." Float mounted in a wood frame. Sight: 26" H x 20 1/4" W. Frame: 28 1/4" H x 22" W. […]
Lot 121: 5 John Henry Toney Alabama Outsider Art Drawings
Five (5) pen and marker drawings on cardstock by self-taught African American folk artist John Henry Toney (Alabama, 1928-2019). Including: one (1) depicting a brown man titled en verso "He drinks liquor & don't care for nothing", one (1) depicting a blue punk rock figure set against a metallic dotted background titled en verso "She's […]
Lot 119: Mose Tolliver Painting, Self Portrait
Mose Tolliver (American/Alabama, 1925-2006) Self Portrait, house paint on salvaged wood paneling rendered in shades of purple, white, and red with purple border. Signed lower right, "Mose T." Float mounted in a wood frame. Sight: 25 3/4" H x 12" W. Frame: 27" H x 13 1/4" W. Note: This painting is published in OUTSIDER […]
Lot 117: Clementine Hunter O/C Cotton Wagon Scene
Clementine Reuben Hunter (American/Louisiana, 1886/87-1988) oil on board painting depicting a man driving a horse-drawn cotton wagon, with the cotton rendered in thick brush strokes to simulate texture. Signed with monogram middle right margin. "Handel" written in ink en verso. Housed in a light-toned wood frame. Sight: 9 5/8" H x 11 5/8" W. Framed: […]
Lot 118: James "Son" Thomas Skull Sculpture, plus Signed Book
James "Son Ford" Thomas (American/Mississippi, 1926-1993) skull sculpture with rock teeth, unfired gumbo clay and plaster of paris, 8 1/2" H x 4 1/2" W x 6" D. Includes VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI, by William Ferris, a slip-cased book and audio CD collection featuring "Son" Thomas on the cover. Ferris spent decades documenting African American culture […]
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