Lot 308
William Tolliver (Mississippi/Louisiana, 1951-2000), "Four Cotton Pickers in the Field", signed lower left, 40 in. x 30 in. E12000- 14000 Provenance: Live Oak Gallery, Lafayette, Louisiana, c. 1980s. Bob Crutchfield, owner of Live Oak Gallery discovered the artist and promoted him throughout his career. Note: In this colorful and expressive painting "Cotton Pickers in the Field", the African American artist William Tolliver referred to his youth in rural Mississippi. Images of laborers hard at work were a common theme for the self-taught artist. In 1977, Tolliver got married and moved his family to Lafayette, Louisiana and worked as house painter. After losing his job, he focused on painting and selling his artwork with great success. Tolliver's paintings are in the collection of the Corcoran Museum and New Orleans Museum of Art.
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