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b. 1900 - d. 1997

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  • HENRY SPELLER (1900-1997). TOUGH LADY TOTING A 45 AND UNTITLED (2 WORKS). e
    Jan. 22, 2025

    HENRY SPELLER (1900-1997). TOUGH LADY TOTING A 45 AND UNTITLED (2 WORKS). e

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    HENRY SPELLER (1900-1997). TOUGH LADY TOTING A 45 AND UNTITLED (2 WORKS). each crayon and graphite on papereach 23 ½ x 17 ½ in. (sight)(2).

    Christie's
  • Henry Speller (American, 1900-1996) Untitled (Nude)
    Dec. 11, 2024

    Henry Speller (American, 1900-1996) Untitled (Nude)

    Est: $500 - $700

    Henry Speller (American, 1900-1996) Untitled (Nude) pastel and pencil on paper 23 3/4 x 18 2/16 inches. Property from the Collection of Evan Hughes, Sydney, Australia

    Freeman’s | Hindman
  • HENRY SPELLER (États-Unis, 1900-1996)
    Apr. 10, 2024

    HENRY SPELLER (États-Unis, 1900-1996)

    Est: €1,000 - €1,500

    HENRY SPELLER (États-Unis, 1900-1996) SANS TITRE Pastel et feutre sur papier Pastel and felt-tip pen on paper 45,5 X 60,5 CM • 17 7/8 X 23 7/8 IN.

    Tajan
  • HENRY SPELLER (1900 - 1997)
    Mar. 23, 2024

    HENRY SPELLER (1900 - 1997)

    Est: $1,500 - $3,000

    mixed media on paper, (MS, TN) African American. American artist and blues musician 18" x 24"

    Ledbetter Auctions
  • Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1900-1996)
    Feb. 28, 2023

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1900-1996)

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1900-1996), "Mrs. Street", graphite, crayon and marker on paper, signed and titled en verso, 23 7/8 in. x 17 7/8 in., unframed. Provenance: Private Collection of Outsider Art, Birmingham, AL.

    Neal Auction Company
  • HENRY SPELLER (1900-1997) Untitled (Trains) crayon and graphite on paper 17
    Jan. 18, 2023

    HENRY SPELLER (1900-1997) Untitled (Trains) crayon and graphite on paper 17

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    HENRY SPELLER (1900-1997) Untitled (Trains) crayon and graphite on paper 17 3/4 x 24 in.

    Christie's
  • Henri Speller (1900-1997) Sans titre Pencil and watercolour on paper 13 9/16 x 11.02 in.
    Nov. 26, 2019

    Henri Speller (1900-1997) Sans titre Pencil and watercolour on paper 13 9/16 x 11.02 in.

    Est: €600 - €800

    Henri Speller (1900-1997) Sans titre Pencil and watercolour on paper 13 9/16 x 11.02 in. €600-800 PROVENANCE : Luise Ross Gallery, New York HENRI SPELLER (1900-1997) SANS TITRE Crayon et aquarelle sur papier 34,5 x 28 cm

    Tajan
  • Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997)
    Nov. 18, 2018

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997)

    Est: $500 - $700

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997), "Beauty of the Night" and "City Streets", 2 crayons and graphite on paper, each unsigned, former with label with artist and title en verso, sight 11 1/2 in. x 17 1/2 in. and 17 3/4 in. x 24 in., one framed. (2 pcs.). Provenance: Gilley's Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA; Finley Collection. Exh.: "Soul Providers: African-American Art from the Finley Collection Original Paintings & Sculpture by Self-Taught Artists", The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS, Jan. 11 - Feb. 22, 2002 and listed in the accompanying catalogue; "Finley Collection", Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture, Natchez, MS, May 2009 - May 2013; "The John and Pam Finley Collection of African and Folk Art", University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY, June 8 - Aug. 17, 2013

    Neal Auction Company
  • Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997)
    Jul. 15, 2018

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997)

    Est: $400 - $600

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997), "City Streets", graphite and crayon on paper, unsigned, 17 3/4 in. x 24 in., unframed. Provenance: Gilley's Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA; Finley Collection. Exh.: "Soul Providers: African-American Art from the Finley Collection Original Paintings & Sculpture by Self-Taught Artists", The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS, Jan. 11 - Feb. 22, 2002; "Finley Collection", Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture, Natchez, MS, May 2009 - May 2013; "The John and Pam Finley Collection of African and Folk Art", University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY, June 8 - Aug. 17, 2013

    Neal Auction Company
  • Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997)
    Jul. 15, 2018

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997)

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997), "Beauty of the Night", crayon and graphite on paper, unsigned, label with artist and title en verso, sight 11 1/2 in. x 17 1/2 in., framed. Provenance: Gilley's Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA; Finley Collection. Exh.: "Soul Providers: African-American Art from the Finley Collection Original Paintings & Sculpture by Self-Taught Artists", The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS, Jan. 11 - Feb. 22, 2002 and listed in the accompanying catalogue; "Finley Collection", Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture, Natchez, MS, May 2009 - May 2013; "The John and Pam Finley Collection of African and Folk Art", University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY, June 8 - Aug. 17, 20 13

    Neal Auction Company
  • Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997)
    Jul. 15, 2018

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997)

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997), "Show Off", graphite and crayon on paper, unsigned, 23 1/2 in. x 18 in., unframed. Provenance: Gilley's Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA; Finley Collection. Exh.: "Soul Providers: African-American Art from the Finley Collection Original Paintings & Sculpture by Self-Taught Artists", The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS, Jan. 11 - Feb. 22, 2002; "Finley Collection", Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture, Natchez, MS, May 2009 - May 2013; "The John and Pam Finley Collection of African and Folk Art", University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY, June 8 - Aug. 17, 2013

    Neal Auction Company
  • Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997)
    Jul. 15, 2018

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997)

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Henry Speller (American/Tennessee, 1903-1997), "Three Generations", graphite and crayon on paper, unsigned, 24 in. x 18 in., framed. Provenance: Gilley's Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA; Finley Collection. Exh.: "Soul Providers: African-American Art from the Finley Collection Original Paintings & Sculpture by Self-Taught Artists", The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS, Jan. 11 - Feb. 22, 2002; "Finley Collection", Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture, Natchez, MS, May 2009 - May 2013; "The John and Pam Finley Collection of African and Folk Art", University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY, June 8 - Aug. 17, 2013. Note: From the delta region of Mississippi, Henry Speller labored as a sharecropper and on the Mississippi river loading cotton bales. While working, Speller would often “make up stories to stay sane” about the women he admired on passing paddlewheel boats and later draw his daydreams. The majority of his works are pencil and crayon sketches of beautifully dressed and seemingly unapproachable women. Art collector William Arnett described Speller’s work as the work of exclusion: racial, economic and social. As is evident in the work offered here, the power of Speller’s drawings lies in the fervent tension between the attainable and the impossible. Ref.: Arnett, William. “Handy Man”. Souls Grown Deep. www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Accessed May 8, 2018.

    Neal Auction Company
  • HENRY SPELLER (1900-1997) Woman with Afro / Train, double sided, 1980s on t
    Jan. 19, 2018

    HENRY SPELLER (1900-1997) Woman with Afro / Train, double sided, 1980s on t

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    HENRY SPELLER (1900-1997) Woman with Afro / Train, double sided, 1980s on the reverse of a folded Federal Savings and Loan report dated 1981 crayon and graphite on repurposed paper 15 x 11 in.

    Christie's
  • Henry Speller (American, 1900-1996) "Helicopter"
    Jan. 23, 2017

    Henry Speller (American, 1900-1996) "Helicopter"

    Est: $200 - $400

    Henry Speller (American, 1900-1996) "Helicopter", mixed media on paper. Size: 19.25" x 23.25" (49 x 59 cm). Provenance: Robert Cargo Estate.

    Material Culture
  • Two Henry Speller (1900 - 1996) Folk Art Drawings
    Oct. 11, 2014

    Two Henry Speller (1900 - 1996) Folk Art Drawings

    Est: $600 - $1,000

    Two drawings by African American Mississippi folk artist Henry Speller. Each depicting three woman in high heels done in pencil and crayon on paper. Unsigned.Sight each: 24 inches high, 18 1/2 inches wideProvenance, James Fonda's Grant Park home

    Peachtree & Bennett
  • Henri Speller (XXe siècle) Voiture avec personnages Crayon et pastel sur papier 26 x 34cm
    Apr. 10, 2014

    Henri Speller (XXe siècle) Voiture avec personnages Crayon et pastel sur papier 26 x 34cm

    Est: €400 - €600

    Henri Speller (XXe siècle) Voiture avec personnages Crayon et pastel sur papier 26 x 34cm

    Tajan
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