William Aiken Walker (South Carolina/Maryland, 1838-1921) Female Cotton Picker in the Field with a Basket of Cotton.

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William Aiken Walker (South Carolina/Maryland, 1838-1921)

Female Cotton Picker in the Field with a Basket of Cotton. Signed l.l. Oil on board, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in., in a pierced gilt, scroll-carved wood frame. Condition: Minor retouch.

Provenance: Family descent of Cornelia Brigham Taft (1823-1809),married to Georgia cotton business owner Calvin Taft (1813-1888) who reportedly attained the painting while trading with southern plantation owners according to the exhibition catalog Merrifield at 23 Trowbridge Road, Worcester Historical Museum, September 23, 2003-December 4, 2004, mentioned p. 17.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Small area of retouch out side of woman's forehead nose area, also a thin line of gilt shows on the right edge from the gilding on the frame.


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