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Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana 1886-1988) "Melrose Plantation Africa House and Grounds" ...

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Appraisal: Clementine Hunter American Louisiana - Melrose Plantation Africa House and

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Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana 1886-1988) "Melrose Plantation Africa House and Grounds" c. 1955 cotton stitched and appliquéd quilt with brown paper backing 78 in. x 55 1/2 in.; accompanied by a letter written to the present owner on behalf of Clementine Hunter postmarked Oct. 17 1955 Melrose LA. Provenance: Purchased from the artist 1955. Note: Clementine Hunter created quilt tops and wall-hangings the most impressive of which depict the buildings and people of Melrose Plantation. The quilt offered here shows the "Big House" of Melrose in the center of the work with the Africa House placed in the upper right. Several other outbuildings are depicted as are two female figures and a man fishing in a boat. The man fishing is a distinct figure sometimes seen in Hunter's paintings. The collection of Melrose Plantation includes a quilt top with a similar color block background which also depicts vignettes of life there. Illustrated in Painting by Heart: The Life and Art of Clementine Hunter on page 72 is yet another large quilt showing the "Big House" in the center the Africa House to the upper right and many of the same female figures and men fishing. Hunter's large quilts are exceedingly rare. The bold colors and strong geometry and design of the work offered here place it within the highest order of the textiles she created. This quilt was commissioned by the current owner c. 1955 directly from Clementine Hunter. Reference: Gilley Shelby Painting by Heart: The Life and Art of Clementine Hunter Baton Rouge: St. Emma Press 2000.

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