Donald Roller Wilson

Donald Roller Wilson

American · b. 1938 · Painter

Donald Roller Wilson is an American artist, known for his paintings of people and anthropomorphized chimpanzees, orangutans, cats, and dogs, set in southern gothic interiors,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Donald Roller Wilson, Naughty, 1991-92, oil on canvas and wood in artist's frameNaughtyRago Auctions · $38,400≈ £28,423≈ €32,815Sign up to see
  2. Donald Roller Wilson, Cookie's Head Almost Got Too Hott...(Somewhere Along the Path Leading Either To Or From Mrs. Jenkins' House...), 1993, oil on panel in artist's chosen frameCookie's Head Almost Got Too Hott...(Somewhere Along the Path Leading Either To Or From Mrs. Jenkins' House...)Bonhams · $38,400≈ £28,550≈ €32,673Sign up to see
  3. Donald Roller Wilson, Brenda's Nut Farm (triptych), 2000, oil on canvas in artist's frame, pencil on paper in artist's frameBrenda's Nut Farm (triptych)Rago Auctions · $35,840≈ £26,528≈ €30,627Sign up to see

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  1. Donald Roller Wilson, Beverly: She Didn't Like it She Wouldn't Say, oil on canvas and graphite on paper in three artist's fames
    Beverly: She Didn't Like it She Wouldn't Say
    Oil · Canvas
    31.1 by 63.5 cm.
    Bonhams · · Lot 12
    $5,100≈ £3,728≈ €4,251Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Donald Roller Wilson, Richard Dog, Painting
    Richard Dog
    Painting
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · · Lot 164
    $5,312≈ £4,042≈ €4,483Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
  3. Donald Roller Wilson, Holstein Black Swan: The Devil Made Me Wear This, 1970, oil on canvas
    Holstein Black Swan: The Devil Made Me Wear This, 1970
    Oil · Canvas
    59¾ h x 48 w in (152 x 122 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 270
    $9,750≈ £8,240≈ €9,005Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Donald Roller Wilson, A Chicken and His Rabbit, 1970, oil on canvas
    A Chicken and His Rabbit, 1970
    Oil · Canvas
    66 h x 60 w in (168 x 152 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 272
    $7,800≈ £6,592≈ €7,204Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Donald Roller Wilson, Mrs. White seen with pleasure, a sniff of tulips, ham nibble, treasures I will kiss your sweet lips, stop at that. -, Oil on canvas
    Mrs. White seen with pleasure, a sniff of tulips, ham nibble, treasures I will kiss your sweet lips, stop at that. -
    Oil · Canvas
    52 inches x 59 inches
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 173
    $11,875≈ £9,173≈ €10,720Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  6. Donald Roller Wilson, Beverly Waiting Outside Mark's Bedroom Door During a Brief Burst of Hard Blowing Wind -, Oil on masonite
    Beverly Waiting Outside Mark's Bedroom Door During a Brief Burst of Hard Blowing Wind -
    Oil · Board
    7 inches x 9 inches (17.5 x 22.8 cm)
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 174
    $8,125≈ £6,277≈ €7,335Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,500View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  7. Donald Roller Wilson, Watermelon Slice and Matchstick 1985, Oil on board
    Watermelon Slice and Matchstick 1985
    Oil · Board
    6.5 inches x 7 inches
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 175
    $5,000≈ £3,862≈ €4,514Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  8. Donald Roller Wilson, Green Peas -, Oil and collage on canvas
    Green Peas -
    Oil · Canvas
    60 inches x 53 inches
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 176
    $5,000≈ £3,862≈ €4,514Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  9. Donald Roller Wilson, Chanute Queen: Dear Martha Ann-, Oil on artist board
    Chanute Queen: Dear Martha Ann-
    Oil · Board
    9.75 inches x 7.69 inches
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 177
    $1,000≈ £772≈ €903Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  10. Donald Roller Wilson, Woman in White Dress with Hat -, Oil on canvas
    Woman in White Dress with Hat -
    Oil · Canvas
    14 inches x 12 inches
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 178
    $625≈ £483≈ €564Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗

Donald Roller Wilson paintings (47)Donald Roller Wilson oil paintings (46)

Donald Roller Wilson signature

25 catalogued lots by Donald Roller Wilson record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (44% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed and dated.

Placement

  • lower right4
  • in the margin2
  • on the reverse2
  • lower left1

Form

  • signed and dated13
  • signed10
  • signed in pencil2
  • Signed in pencil and dated lower right — Match, Michaan's Auctions, Nov 13, 2021
  • The first signed lower right and dated 1984, the second signed in pencil lower right, titled lower left, and dated 1965, verso of second with exhibition entry c — Heads of Art & Judy and Me in the Car,, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Nov 19, 2019
  • Signed and dated lower left and verso with artist's dedicatory inscription dated 1968 — Woman in White Dress with Hat -, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Nov 19, 2019

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About Donald Roller Wilson

Donald Roller Wilson is an American artist, known for his paintings of people and anthropomorphized chimpanzees, orangutans, cats, and dogs, set in southern gothic interiors, twilight forests, and nocturnal graveyards, often amidst complex still lifes or floral arrangements, with levitating pickles, olives, asparagus, wooden matches, and cigarette butts. His images are often comical and at times disquieting. His paintings are executed using techniques and a style reminiscent of the old masters, or what the artist himself has called "kind of Victorian". He gained national recognition in the mid-1970s and his work is included in the collections of several museums throughout the United States.

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