Clementine Hunter, Picking Cotton

Clementine Hunter

American · 1886–1988 · Painter

Clementine Hunter was a self-taught Black folk artist from the Cane River region of Louisiana, who lived and worked on Melrose Plantation. (Wikipedia)

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  1. The BaptismBrunk Auctions · $15,000≈ £11,391≈ €12,878Sign up to see
  2. Clementine Hunter, Untitled (Picking Cotton), c. 1970, oil on panelUntitled (Picking Cotton)Toomey & Co. · $10,560≈ £7,839≈ €8,945Sign up to see
  3. Clementine Hunter, Baptism, Oil on boardBaptismClarke Auction Gallery · $10,000≈ £7,383≈ €8,763Sign up to see

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Clementine Hunter was a self-taught Black folk artist from the Cane River region of Louisiana, who lived and worked on Melrose Plantation.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1886, CloutiervilleDied 1988, NatchitochesOccupation PainterWikidata Q2978902 ↗ULAN 500111625 ↗Museum works 2

Also known as Clementina Hunter, Clementine Reuben Hunter, Tebe

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Clementine Hunter, Picking Cotton
Picking Cotton1950
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art
Clementine Hunter, The Wash
The Wash1950
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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