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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Record prices
- The BaptismBrunk Auctions · $15,000≈ £11,391≈ €12,878Sign up to see
Untitled (Picking Cotton)Toomey & Co. · $10,560≈ £7,839≈ €8,945Sign up to see
BaptismClarke Auction Gallery · $10,000≈ £7,383≈ €8,763Sign up to see
Clementine Hunter’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026
$5,080Sign up free to see
Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026
$4,620Sign up free to see
Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026
$10,560Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · Nov 14, 2025
$15,000Sign up free to see
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 8, 2025
$10,000Sign up free to see
Bonhams · Aug 8, 2024
$5,376Sign up free to see
Cottone Auctions · Sep 29, 2023
$2,880Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2023
$7,000Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2023
$3,750Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · Sep 17, 2022
$3,250Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · May 21, 2022
$5,000Sign up free to see
Toomey & Co. · Aug 12, 2021
$3,125Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · May 21, 2021
$6,000Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · Jul 22, 2017
$1,300Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2015
$1,100Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · May 16, 2015
$2,400Sign up free to see
Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 13, 2009
$2,500Sign up free to see
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 24, 2009
$3,500Sign up free to see
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2018
Jackson's International Auctioneers · May 24, 2011
Jackson's International Auctioneers · May 24, 2011
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 19, 2009
Works in museum collections
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Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art