Bill Traylor (American, 1854-1947) Manner of / Attributed: Man with a Plough. Gouache on cardboard, signed in pencil top center. This painting is unframed. The man plowing is a motif Traylor used on numerous occasions.

Bill Traylor was born a slave on a plantation near Benton, Alabama. Traylor's art career began when he was 85. "It just come to me," he recollected to a reporter in 1946. Though his time painting was short, to this day he remains a well-known folk artist celebrated for his stark and simple drawings with colored pencils in a flat, child-like style depicting images of plantation and street life, animals and people going about their lives in the segregated South before and after the Civil War.
11.5 x 15.25 inches unframed.
Private collection, United States.
Very aged condition with heavy foxing, stains, soiling, and a noticeable crease in the lower left. Parts of old hinging is adhered to the back.
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Very aged condition with heavy foxing, stains, soiling, and a noticeable crease in the lower left. Parts of old hinging is adhered to the back.
NOTE: If documentation is not listed, the lot is sold without documents.

Please refer to our Terms and Conditions prior to bidding. Color fidelity of photos presented is not guaranteed. Lack of a condition statement does not imply that a lot is perfect. Please examine photos, read descriptions, and contact the Gallery with any questions prior to bidding. All sales are final.