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SAMELLA LEWIS (1923 - 2022) Jacob (Bayou Portrait).
Estimate:
$4,000 - $6,000
Sold
$2,200
Live Auction
Abstract Beauty: The Collection of Patricia Scipio-Brim
Description
SAMELLA LEWIS (1923 - 2022)
Jacob (Bayou Portrait).
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 1950. 279x216 mm; 11x8½ inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower left. Titled and inscribed "Bayou Portrait/Watercolor" in pencil, verso.
Provenance
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (label).
Estate of Patricia Scipio-Brim, New York.
Exhibited
Evolution, Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1 - November 30, 2016.
Note
In 1949, Lewis lived with relatives in the Bayou Teche region of Louisiana, painting portraits of Creole workers from the sugarcane fields.
Jacob (Bayou Portrait).
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 1950. 279x216 mm; 11x8½ inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower left. Titled and inscribed "Bayou Portrait/Watercolor" in pencil, verso.
Provenance
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (label).
Estate of Patricia Scipio-Brim, New York.
Exhibited
Evolution, Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1 - November 30, 2016.
Note
In 1949, Lewis lived with relatives in the Bayou Teche region of Louisiana, painting portraits of Creole workers from the sugarcane fields.
