EUR
CAD
AUD
GBP
MXN
HKD
CNY
MYR
SEK
SGD
CHF
THBJimmy Lee Sudduth
About Seller
PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
Live Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Two ways to bid:
- Leave a max absentee bid and the platform will bid on your behalf up to your maximum bid during the live auction.
- Bid live during the auction and your bids will be submitted real-time to the auctioneer.
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
About Auction
LiveMar 8, 2024
Including nearly 200 lots of American and Southern Paintings, Furniture, Silver, and more. Highlights include works by Birger Sandzen, John Sloan, Robert Henri, Fritz Scholder, Gustave Baumann, William Halsey, Maud Gatewood, and others. This sale also features a large selection of western art, Property of a Southern Museum sold to benefit the Acquisition Fund, spanning over 100 years, from the late 19th to late 20th centuries. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
View Full Catalog (179)
- Lot Description
(American/Alabama, 1910-2007)
Couple, signed "Jim Sudduth" recto, paint and mud on board, 48 x 24 in.
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist in the 1990s; By descent in the Gassenheimer family; Property from a Private Collector
Note: A remembrance from the consignor: I was a photographer for Reuters in Washington, DC when I met Pat Gallagher who was a videographer for cable TV. A mutual passion was folk art and together we embarked on a trip through the southeast to meet the prominent folk artists of the day. From this came a trove of black and white and color photographs, oral histories, video of artists at work, and a trailer for the documentary we’d started. Best of all we’re the friendships made and art purchased during this magical time.
Jimmy Lee kept a big bucket of mud-paint beside his chair. He went on walks to collect his art materials. He showed us how he collected and used the elements around him. Poke berries made purple. His studio was outside or on his front porch in the sunshine and he most often used his fingers and other natural objects like sticks and rocks as painting tools. We watched him thumbprint red heads on the figures in his lively painting of the Washington Monument. Jimmy was funny and talented, played a wide variety of music, sang, told jokes and was a great storyteller. He would play harmonica accompanied by his dog "Toto", who he taught to sing along.
All of the artists we visited loved people, loved that people were interested in their art and what they had to say and actively lived lives of artistic expression every day.
Condition
general wear to wood and rough edges, likely as made, slight loss to paint
- Provenance
Purchased directly from the artist in the 1990s; By descent in the Gassenheimer family; Property from a Private Collector
- Shipping Info
-
Purchased items will be available for pick up or shipping from our Asheville, North Carolina auction facility within ten business days of the auction will be assessed a storage fee of $5.00 per day, per item. Purchaser agrees that packing and shipping is done at the purchaser's risk and that the purchaser will pay in advance all packing expenses, materials, carrier fees and insurance charges. At our discretion, items will either be packed by an agent such as a packaging store or Brunk Auctions. Please allow two weeks for shipping after payment is received. Shipment of large items is the responsibility of the purchaser. We are happy to provide names of carriers and shippers if a purchaser so requests. Brunk Auctions will have no liability for any loss or damage to shipped items.
-
- Payment & Auction Policies
-
Available payment options
-
-
- Buyer's Premium
