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Follow on Google News | Over 1,000 self-taught masterpieces will be sold April 30-May 1 by Slotin Auction in Buford, Ga.A weekend sale featuring over 1,000 lots of folk art in a wide array of genres will be held April 30-May 1 by Slotin Auction in the Historic Buford Hall, located just north of Atlanta, at 112 East Shadburn Avenue in Buford, Georgia..
By: Ken Hall The auction will provide bidders with an eclectic and exciting mix of offerings: outsider and self-taught art, Southern folk pottery, American paintings and portraits, quilts, weather vanes, samplers, Americana carvings, shooting gallery targets, trade signs, tramp art, vernacular photography, Haitian works, African art, religious art, erotica, Jewish art, antique and anonymous works, and some incredible new discoveries. Slotin Auction specializes in bringing the strange, the unusual and the vanishing America to auction. “We’ Salvatore Scalora was born in Italy into a large family of peasant farmers who emigrated to the United States. Salvatore was the only one of eight children to attend high school, then he went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Chicago. While there, he and a friend, Clay Morrison, developed a deep love and appreciation for the world of folk art. Clay passed away a few years ago and, at his request, his collection was sold through Slotin Auction as a benefit for the School of Art in Chicago. As is the case with many early self-taught art enthusiasts, Mr. Scalora not only collected folk art, he made frequent trips to his folk artist heroes, at first with Clay Morrison and later his wife. Trekking into often rural and forbidding terrain, he broke bread and befriended giants in the field such as Edgar Tolson, S.L. Jones, Lanier Meaders, William Dawson, Minnie Black, Noah Kinney, Carl McKenzie, Denzil Goodpaster and others. The earliest of collectors often covet these quirky meetings with the artists as much as the art treasures they bring home. “I was consumed with these amazing artists as I ventured out to experience their folk art environments,” Some expected top lots of the auction follow, with accompanying high and low estimates. Works by Bill Traylor are always in high demand, and this sale will feature several fine examples, including a signed ink on cardboard work titled Drinking Man With Owl and Two Figures on Geometric Object, framed, 8 inches by 12 inches (est. $20,000-$25,000); Two other folk art giants – Howard Finster and Clementine Hunter – will also be featured in the sale. Finster’s tractor enamel on cutout board with mixed media titled Henry Ford #3,772, signed and dated Sept. 23, 1984, should bring $3,000-$5,000, while Hunter’s circa 1940s paint on paper work titled Boy With Horse, 13 inches by 10 inches, framed, should hit $5,000-$8,000. S. L. Jones – another folk art superstar – will be represented in the sale, with works such as Dark Head Bust With Blue Eyes, a stained and painted wood carving, signed by the artist (est. $5,000-$8,000) The Meaders family – prolific potters and Slotin Auction favorites – will be featured, with works such as Grape Cannister Set (4 Pieces), by Arie Meaders, signed and dated, 1969 (est. $12,000-$15,000); A pair of 19th century American School portraits are certain to generate bidder interest. An unsigned 40 inch by 50 inch rendering of Margaret and John Loper of Philadelphia, still in the original frame, should realize $5,000-$10,000, while an oval oil on canvas portrait of a woman from the mid-1800s, 24 inches by 30 inches, also unsigned, should make $3,000-$5,000. Vintage erotic photos are another genre that often flies below the radar but consistently does well. Two examples of note, both by Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, and both from the 1940s, depict his most famous subject, Marie, his wife, in nude repose. One is a montage photo, 5 inches by 7 inches; the other is a gelatin silver print, 3.5 inches by 4.5 inches. Both should command $1,000-$2,000. Von Bruenchenhein is currently the subject of an important show at the American Folk Art Museum in New York. Beautifully carved eagles are a unique slice of Americana, and this sale boasts several. These include an anonymous carved and varnished wood figure, highly stylized with incredible details, from the mid-1800s, 45 inches tall (est. $3,000-$5,000); Haitian art from the 1950s, rare and in high demand, will be sprinkled throughout the sale. Pieces will include Adam Leontus’ circa 1950s signed oil on board titled Mother Bird (est. $2,000-$4,000) Finally, works by the noted Native American painter Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), will include a signed oil on board titled Indian Chief, 5 ½ inches by 5 ¼ inches inside a 10 inch by 10 inch frame (est. $1,000-$3,000) Previews will be held Thursday, April 28, from 10-5; and on Friday, April 29, from 10-9, or by appointment. Internet bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be taken. Slotin Auction’s next big event after this one will be Folk Fest, an 18th annual summer extravaganza, featuring 100 galleries and dealers from across the nation, slated for Aug. 19-21. This event will at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross, north of Atlanta off I-85. Slotin Auction is always accepting quality consignments for future sales. To consign a single piece or an entire collection, you may call them, at (770) 532-1115, or (404) 403-4244. Or, you can e-mail them at auction@slotinfolkart.com. To learn more about Slotin Auction and the calendar of upcoming events, please log on to www.slotinfolkart.com. 30 - # # # Ken Hall writes pre-sale and post-sale press releases for auction houses, for a fee. He writes, submits and tracks stories for clients. Submissions are published in trade magazines, posted on industry websites and appear in local newspapers. End
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