Oct 06, 2022 - Sale 2616

Sale 2616 - Lot 141

Price Realized: $ 22,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 20,000 - $ 30,000
JONATHAN GREEN (1955 - )
Lady Sun Bathers.

Acrylic on masonite board, 1989. 889x660 mm; 35x26 inches. Signed and dated in acrylic, lower left.

Provenance: private collection, Philadelphia; thence by descent, private collection.

Exhibited: From Deep Roots to New Ground: The Gullah Landscapes of Jonathan Green, McKissick Museum, the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, April 3 - August 15, 1993, with the label on the frame back.

Lady Sun Bathers. is an early example of the vibrant painting of Jonathan Green. Celebrated for his depiction of Gullah people of the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Green is one of the best known contemporary artists painting the Southern experience. Work, family celebrations, prayer, storytelling, and a variety of recreational activities are all documented in Green's paintings.