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

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Nativity scene with Louisiana wise men and...

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Nativity scene with Louisiana wise men and...

Sale Date: December 16, 1995

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Plantation Santa in the upside down Christmas tree

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Plantation Santa in the upside down Christmas tree

Sale Date: December 16, 1995

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Working with cotton, 1957

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Working with cotton, 1957

Sale Date: December 16, 1995

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Wash day

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Sale Date: December 9, 1995

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Good and bad angels

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Good and bad angels

Sale Date: December 9, 1995

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Picking pecans

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Picking pecans

Sale Date: December 9, 1995

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A glorious funeral amidst zinnias and fervent...

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A glorious funeral amidst zinnias and fervent...

Sale Date: November 18, 1995

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African house

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African house

Sale Date: November 18, 1995

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Hauling cotton, 1960

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Hauling cotton, 1960

Sale Date: November 18, 1995

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Fishing on Cane River

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Fishing on Cane River

Sale Date: September 30, 1995

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Judgement Day

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Judgement Day

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The incredible formal visitation

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The incredible formal visitation

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Wash day

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Climbing trees

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Climbing trees

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Cotton picking

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Cotton picking

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A grand and glorious funeral for the sweetest...

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A grand and glorious funeral for the sweetest...

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The deep science of cotton

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The deep science of cotton

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Plantation card sharks, 1970

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Plantation card sharks, 1970

Sale Date: September 30, 1995

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A wild hard drinking boogaloo

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A wild hard drinking boogaloo

Sale Date: September 30, 1995

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Little girls house hunting

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Little girls house hunting

Sale Date: September 30, 1995

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No mourning, baptism by the floating church, 1955

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No mourning, baptism by the floating church, 1955

Sale Date: August 12, 1995

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Still life of zinnias in a red pitcher, 1980

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Still life of zinnias in a red pitcher, 1980

Sale Date: August 12, 1995

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Black angels outnumber the evil red conscience, 1980

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Black angels outnumber the evil red conscience, 1980

Sale Date: August 12, 1995

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Scene with parked car and two ladies seated, 1950

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Scene with parked car and two ladies seated, 1950

Sale Date: July 15, 1995

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