Fayette, Alabama. C. 1990. Handmade pigments on wood panel, wood frame. A charming and distinctive folk art piece showing four figures picking cotton in the foreground painted in simple white and red. An out-of-scale flatbed truck carrying a load of cotton with two additional figures is rendered in shades of lime green with splashes of red. The background painted in stark black provides a sharp contrast and perhaps a political statement. Signed, "Jim Suddith", upper right front corner. 24" x 24.25". From the Marty Osler Collection. Jimmy Lee Sudduth (1910-2007) spent most of his life in Fayette, Alabama. His paintings were rich with imagination, depicting a variety of subjects including self-portraits, animals, television personalities, landscape and architecture. His materials were no less creative as he used mud mixed with sugar water and created colours from weeds and vegetables. He once said, "You can paint a thousand dollars worth of pictures with just a cupful of sugar". He rarely used brushes or canvases, preferring to paint with his fingers using clay, mud, and soot on plywood. Unlike many folk artists, Sudduth was recognized for his talent during his lifetime. His work is featured in many collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the High Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, the Birmingham Museum of Art and the House of Blues.

Very good condition.