Clementine Hunter

(American, 1886–1988)

Clementine Hunter was a self-taught African American artist known for her painted depictions of early 20th-century plantation life in Louisiana. Hunter’s colorful oil paintings do not rely on traditional perspective, and instead employ flat planes of color and shifts in scale to carve out spaces and objects in her inventive renderings of her day-to-day activities. Her works were often created on plates, discarded fabric, and other readily available materials. Born in December 1886 in Natchitoches Parish, LA on the Hidden Hill Plantation she spent her life working as a farm laborer and maid. Though she never learned to read or write, she went on to receive an honorary fine arts degree from the Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 1986 as a recognition for her artistic accomplishments and contributions. Hunter is often compared to another famous self-taught artist, Grandma Moses, and is considered one of the most celebrated Southern painters. She died on January 1, 1988 in Natchitoches Parish, LA.

Clementine Hunter Artworks

Clementine Hunter (1,257 results)

The wedding, 1950–1959

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The wedding, 1950–1959

Sale Date: May 17, 1998

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Fighting at Melrose Plantation, 1975–1975

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Fighting at Melrose Plantation, 1975–1975

Sale Date: May 17, 1998

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Picking cotton

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Picking cotton

Sale Date: April 25, 1998

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Wash day

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Sale Date: March 29, 1998

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Eating watermelon

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Eating watermelon

Sale Date: March 29, 1998

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Leaving church

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Leaving church

Sale Date: March 29, 1998

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Baptism

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Sale Date: March 28, 1998

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Offering angels

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Offering angels

Sale Date: March 28, 1998

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Angels on the trail

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Angels on the trail

Sale Date: March 28, 1998

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Picking cotton

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Picking cotton

Sale Date: March 28, 1998

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Weighing cotton, 1958–1958

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Weighing cotton, 1958–1958

Sale Date: March 14, 1998

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Clementine Hunter painting pictures at..., 1950–1950

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Clementine Hunter painting pictures at..., 1950–1950

Sale Date: January 31, 1998

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Watermelon slice, 1980–1980

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Watermelon slice, 1980–1980

Sale Date: January 31, 1998

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Sitting under trees at the Melrose..., 1975–1975

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Sitting under trees at the Melrose..., 1975–1975

Sale Date: January 31, 1998

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Juke joint fighting, drinking and loving, 1970–1970

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Juke joint fighting, drinking and loving, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 16, 1997

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Zinnias in the orange pitcher on a..., 1970–1970

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Zinnias in the orange pitcher on a..., 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 16, 1997

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Melrose Plantation deepwater baptism, 1970–1970

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Melrose Plantation deepwater baptism, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 16, 1997

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Still life of zinnias, 1968–1968

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Still life of zinnias, 1968–1968

Sale Date: November 16, 1997

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Zinnias so lightly springing

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Zinnias so lightly springing

Sale Date: September 13, 1997

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Ignoring the ducks, 1967–1967

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Ignoring the ducks, 1967–1967

Sale Date: September 13, 1997

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A wake fit for the queen of Louisiana..., 1967

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A wake fit for the queen of Louisiana..., 1967

Sale Date: June 28, 1997

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Wash day on a windless day at the Melrose..., 1969

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Wash day on a windless day at the Melrose..., 1969

Sale Date: June 28, 1997

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Wash day with a stiff breeze, 1967

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Wash day with a stiff breeze, 1967

Sale Date: June 28, 1997

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Bringing in the cotton to the Melrose..., 1967

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Bringing in the cotton to the Melrose..., 1967

Sale Date: June 28, 1997

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