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SYDNEY LUGGER (AMERICAN, 1925-1990)

Sydney Lugger American, 1925-1990 Seven Works Enamel on board Each signed and with inscriptions to the reverse. Abstract, brightly colored pieces, four in the same manner. All in painted wooden frames. An outsider artist from St. Louis, Missouri, Sydney Lugger had no support as an artist and ran a flea market in the poorer area of the city. He started painting for therapeutic reasons to alleviate pain and became obsessive about it, executing 1800 works between 1977 and 1981. He painted with commercial house paint and enamel.

Lugger (20th Century)

Lugger (20th Century), (4) pieces of original artwork. Overall 25" x 12 1/2" to 15 1/2" x 24". Possibly Sydney Lugger (MN. 1925-1990).

Sydney Lugger, (American; 1925 - 1990), Lot of three works, Oil on wall board, 24" x 11 3/4"

Sydney Lugger (American; 1925 - 1990) Lot of three works Oil on wall board Signed. An outsider artist from St. Louis, Missouri, Sydney Lugger had no support as an artist and ran a flea market in the poor section of that city. He started painting for therapeutic reasons to alleviate pain and became obsessive about it, executing 1800 works between 1977 and 1981. Lugger painted with commercial house paint and enamel on wall paneling from his flea market. 24" x 11 3/4"

Sydney Lugger (American, 1925-1990), lot of three paintings, one pictured, "Abstract Composition", c.1980; oil/panel, 24" x 12", signed, dated, numbered, original frame.

Sydney Lugger (American, 1925-1990), lot of three paintings, one pictured, "Abstract Composition", c.1980; oil/panel, 24" x 12", signed, dated, numbered, original frame.

Sydney Lugger (American, 1925-1990), lot of three paintings, one pictured, "Figure in Winter",

c.1980; oil/panel, 24" x 12", signed, titled and dated, original frame. Lugger was an "outsider artist" from St. Louis. He had no artistic training or support for his endeavors. He ran a flea market in an impoverished area of the city, where he met many interesting people, including fellow peddlers, shoppers, and neighborhood children. Lugger was stricken with a crippling disease, which caused him a great deal of physical and emotional pain. He began painting because it was therapeutic, and eventually became obsessed with it, executing 1800 works within a four year period (1977-1981). He used commercial house paint and enamels, and painted on wall panelling, which he picked up at the flea market. He divided the pieces evenly, so almost every work he did was the same size. He also bought a supply of frame moulding of various colors and cut his own frames. The act of painting was a physical challenge to Lugger, and he approached it with an unusual intensity. Lugger~dq~s work is included in the "Outsider and Folk Art" collection of Dr. Everett James, who has written numerous essays on outsider art, and has established a museum for this genre in North Carolina.