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Lot 380
Description:
William Aiken Walker (American/Charleston, 1838-1921, active New Orleans, 1876-1905), "Three Cotton Pickers", oil on academy board, signed lower right, pencil-inscribed "Field" en verso, 6 1/8 in. x 12 1/8 in., in a giltwood frame.
- Provenance: Provenance: Collection of Dr. and Mrs. R.L. Moore, Philadelphia, MS; acquired from Robert M. Hicklin, Jr., Inc., Spartanburg, SC, 1987
- Notes: Note: To be included in John Fowler's forthcoming catalogue raisonné on William Aiken Walker. Note: William Aiken Walker is well known for his depictions of cotton pickers in the fields. Though most often presented as a pair of paintings of single figures, one male, and one female, occasionally Walker portrays a male and female figure together within the same composition. However, a comprehensive survey of Walker's cotton scenes indicates that he rarely paints three figures within the same composition, as depicted in the work offered here. The couple is shown side by side, posed in characteristic Walker fashion. To their left a third figure is featured, a woman who is actively picking cotton with her back turned to the viewer. This rare composition places this work amongst the most interesting of Walker's famed cotton scenes.
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January 30, 2010 10:00 AM CST
New Orleans, LA, US
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