Clementine
Hunter paintings
Rare, early works owned by descendants of Blythe Rand, original
owner of Clementine Hunter's first oil painting, "Bowl of
Zinnias". Documented provenance.
|
"Milking
Time" c.1950 |
| Signature |
Old
man and son |
Bird
on cow's head |
"Milking
Time" was another was shown in the Saturday Gallery Exhibition
in 1952, and, along with "Bowl of Zinnias", in Look
Magazine in 1953. The signature is unusual in that it appears
to be drawn rather than painted, which could indicate a date
even as early as the late 1940's.
When one of
Whitfield Jack Jr.'s brothers, who owns the painting, asked Clementine
why the cow had only three legs, she gave him a perfectly good
reason: She said that the milking stool only needed three legs
to stand up. Notice that there is a cowbird sitting on top of
the cow's head waiting for the cow to kick up a bug.
|
|
|
|
|
