Bill Traylor Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1854 - d. 1949

(b Alabama, circa 1856; d Montgomery, Alabama,1949) American folk artist. Bill Traylor was born a slave on the George Hartwell Traylor plantation near Benton, some 40 miles from Montgomery, Alabama. He created his first known works in 1939 at the age of eighty-three, when he began to draw with pencil on scraps of cardboard. A young local artist named Charles Shannon began bringing Traylor pastel crayons and charcoal pencils and in 1940 arranged for the artist's first formal showing through the New South group in Montgomery. Later Shannon brought Traylor's work to New York, and today it is exhibited in museums around the world. (Credit: Swann Galleries, New York, Printed & Manuscript African-Americana, February 27, 2007, lot 133)

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  • BILL TRAYLOR 'MAN WALKING' MIXED MEDIA / CARDBOARD
    Feb. 01, 2025

    BILL TRAYLOR 'MAN WALKING' MIXED MEDIA / CARDBOARD

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Gouache, crayon and graphite on cardboard or paper attributed to Bill Traylor. Depicts a man walking with cane. Signed upper right. Viewable measures 12 1/2" x 10 3/8". Frame measures 13 1/2" x 11 1/2".

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  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (YOUNG MULE). graphite on repurpos
    Jan. 22, 2025

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (YOUNG MULE). graphite on repurpos

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (YOUNG MULE). graphite on repurposed Granger Pipe Tabacco advertisement20 x 14 in..

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  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (BROWN CONSTRUCTION WITH FIGURES A
    Jan. 22, 2025

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (BROWN CONSTRUCTION WITH FIGURES A

    Est: $20,000 - $40,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (BROWN CONSTRUCTION WITH FIGURES AND DOG). tempera and graphite on card13 ¼ x 7 ¼ in..

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (POINTING MAN IN HAT AND SPOTTED S
    Jan. 22, 2025

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (POINTING MAN IN HAT AND SPOTTED S

    Est: $20,000 - $40,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (POINTING MAN IN HAT AND SPOTTED SHIRT). tempera, graphite and string on card19 x 12 1/8 in..

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). BASKET, BLACK AND GREEN. crayon, graphite a
    Jan. 22, 2025

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). BASKET, BLACK AND GREEN. crayon, graphite a

    Est: $20,000 - $40,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). BASKET, BLACK AND GREEN. crayon, graphite and charcoal on repurposed Baby Ruth packaging13 3/8 x 7 3/8 in..

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  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (GREEN MAN ATOP CONSTRUCTION). tem
    Jan. 22, 2025

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (GREEN MAN ATOP CONSTRUCTION). tem

    Est: $20,000 - $40,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (GREEN MAN ATOP CONSTRUCTION). tempera and graphite on card10 7/8 x 8 in..

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  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (PITCHER AND BOWL). tempera and gr
    Jan. 22, 2025

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (PITCHER AND BOWL). tempera and gr

    Est: $20,000 - $40,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949). UNTITLED (PITCHER AND BOWL). tempera and graphite on card15 x 13 in..

    Christie's
  • AMERICAN PAINTING ATTR TO WILLIAM TRAYLOR SIGNED
    Dec. 14, 2024

    AMERICAN PAINTING ATTR TO WILLIAM TRAYLOR SIGNED

    Est: $100 - $150

    Attributed to William Traylor, African American, 1854 to 1949, a watercolor painting on paper depicting a blue dog. Signed upper left. William Traylor was a self-taught artist from Lowndes County, Alabama. Born into slavery, Traylor spent the majority of his life after emancipation as a sharecropper. It was only after 1939, following his move to Montgomery, Alabama, that Traylor began to draw. American Paintings And Art Collectibles.

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  • Bill Traylor Crayon on Paper
    Oct. 27, 2024

    Bill Traylor Crayon on Paper

    Est: $12,000 - $18,000

    Bill Traylor Crayon on paper 19" x 15"

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  • Bill Traylor Crayon on Paper
    Jul. 28, 2024

    Bill Traylor Crayon on Paper

    Est: $12,000 - $18,000

    Bill Traylor Crayon on paper 19" x 15"

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  • AFRO AMERICAN OIL PASTEL PAINTINGS BY BILL TRAYLOR
    Feb. 17, 2024

    AFRO AMERICAN OIL PASTEL PAINTINGS BY BILL TRAYLOR

    Est: $100 - $150

    Bill Traylor, American, 1854 to 1947, two oil pastel paintings on cardboard depicting Folk art genre scenes. Signed lower right and left. Both are framed. William Traylor was an African American self taught artist from Lowndes County, Alabama. At the age of 85, he took up a pencil and a scrap of cardboard to document his recollections and observations. From 1939 to 1942, while working on the sidewalks of Montgomery, he produced nearly 1 500 pieces of art. While Traylor received his first public exhibition in 1940, it was not until 30 years after his death that his work finally began to receive broader attention, in the late 1970s. Recent acceptance of Traylor as a significant figure of American folk and modern art has been founded on the efforts of Charles Shannon, as well as the evolving tastes of the art world. Traylor now holds a central position in the fields of self taught and modern art. One of a kind artwork.

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  • Attr Bill Traylor Man & Crow Tempera Painting 16in
    Feb. 14, 2024

    Attr Bill Traylor Man & Crow Tempera Painting 16in

    Est: $50 - $150

    Attributed Bill Traylor (American 1854-1949) tempera on cardboard painting. Subject depicts man in hat on top of crow in black. Signed to reverse. Framed in brown and gilt wood frame. Measures approx. 16.25 x 12.25 inches, window approx. 13.25 x 9.25 inches. Not examined out of frame. Some wear to frame including scratching and loss to paint observed. Please Note: All lots that do not carry established documented provenance nor any past record of auction history record are described in the catalog as attributed to , AFTER, or in the style of. TBS Does not guarantee authenticity of stamps labels and or piece. Bill Traylor, bill Traylor painting, folk art, folk art painting, African American art, framed art, signed art, wall art, wall decor and accessories, home decor and accessories, 10 art wall

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  • BILL TRAYLOR 'MEN BOXING' GOUACHE ON CARDBOARD
    Jan. 13, 2024

    BILL TRAYLOR 'MEN BOXING' GOUACHE ON CARDBOARD

    Est: $3,000 - $4,000

    Gouache and pencil on paper depicting two men boxing attributed to Bill Traylor (American, 1854-1947). Signed in pencil lower right. Includes Hill Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan receipt from 1983. Viewable measures 9 5/8" x 7 1/2". Frame measures 15" x 12 3/4".

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  • VINTAGE AMERICAN ANIMAL DRAWING BY WILLIAM TRAYLOR
    Dec. 02, 2023

    VINTAGE AMERICAN ANIMAL DRAWING BY WILLIAM TRAYLOR

    Est: $100 - $150

    William Traylor, American, 1853 to 1949, pastel drawing on paper depicting a fantastic animal. Signed to the back. Circa the 1940s. Framed. William Traylor was an African American self-taught artist from Lowndes County, Alabama. Born into slavery, Traylor spent the majority of his life after emancipation as a sharecropper. It was only after 1939, following his move to Montgomery, Alabama, that Traylor began to draw. From 1939 to 1942, while working on the sidewalks of Montgomery, he produced nearly 1,500 pieces of art. Mid Century American Drawings And Art Collectibles.

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  • Attributed to Bill Traylor (American, 1854-1949)
    Nov. 03, 2023

    Attributed to Bill Traylor (American, 1854-1949)

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    Attributed to Bill Traylor (American, 1854-1949) Black Dog watercolor and gouache on card stock 7 7/8 x 6 3/4 inches. This lot is located in Cincinnati. Provenance: Purchased from a collector/dealer in the late 1980s.

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  • Bill Traylor (American, 1854-1947) Fierce Dog, c. 1939-42
    Oct. 26, 2023

    Bill Traylor (American, 1854-1947) Fierce Dog, c. 1939-42

    Est: $40,000 - $60,000

    Bill Traylor (American, 1854-1947) Fierce Dog, c. 1939-42 graphite and poster paint on cardboard 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches. The Collection of Philip and Judith Sieg, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Provenance: Charles E. Shannon Charles E. and Eugenia C. Shannon Trust Betty Cunningham Gallery, New York Davis & Langdale, New York Exhibited: Davis & Langdale, New York, Summer Exhibition, June 15 - September 18, 2015 Lot note: Bill Traylor was born into slavery with an uncertain birthday of around 1853-54, on the cotton plantation of George Hartwell Traylor. Though he was legally emancipated in 1865 at the end of the Civil War, he continued to work as a sharecropper until he was 75, when, following a change of circumstances that enabled him to escape this backbreaking form of legal slavery, he settled in Depression-era Montgomery, Alabama. Several years later, it would be on the sidewalks of Montgomery that he finally began making art: cardboard renderings of vibrant figures in motion. He would produce nearly 1,500 works in his brief career before his death in 1949. Among these is Fierce Dog, c. 1939-42, a drawing of an imposing, dark creature with bared teeth and flattened ears. Though little is known about Traylor's early life, the years between moving to Montgomery and the start of his artistic practice were challenging. He supported himself at a job at a shoe factory, living in a rented room and then a small shack, before rheumatoid arthritis cost him his job and housing. He spent his nights in the back room of a funeral home, and his days on Monroe Street with cardboard and pencil. Each of his compositions are of what Traylor would refer to as his exciting events, both drawn from memory and completely made up, figural and active, and attention-grabbing. It was on the sidewalks of Monroe Street that he was first noticed by a young Charles Shannon - a leader of New South, a progressive group of white artists in Montgomery, and later his foremost champion - who, amid a budding friendship, began to supply him with materials. Shannon arranged Traylor's first exhibition at New South: Bill Traylor: People's Artist. None of the works sold, but it was the only exhibition Traylor would see in his lifetime. Traylor's visual lexicon is one of ubiquitous patterns and returning focus, changing from complicated memories of individuals working on a farm to singular reflections on a dog or snake. It is from within this constant stream of Traylor's visual language that Fierce Dog belongs. With nervously defensive body language, this dog is different from Traylor's other subjects, who are usually more aggressive--on their haunches for attack, ears perked up and alert. Fierce Dog's gaze is penetrating and unnerving, and Traylor's careful mapping of the beast is visible in the pencil sketch underneath, while the depth of the animal's stance belies his developing concern for perspective. After the inaugural exhibition, Traylor traveled through the East Coast and to Chicago, living with relatives and his children before losing a leg to gangrene and returning to Montgomery in 1945. He died in 1949 and was later buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery. In 2019, a historic marker was placed on the corner of Lawrence and Monroe Streets, where Traylor had made his most prolific works. Shannon, left with Traylor's entire oeuvre, kept the works in storage until 1974, when he and his wife began to organize the collection into subject matter and shared imagery. As Traylor began to catch the attention of the broader art world in the late 1970s and 1980s, Shannon finally found the audience he always knew the artist deserved. Thirty-six of Traylor's works were included in the Corcoran Gallery of Art's landmark exhibition, Black Folk Art in America 1930-1980. MoMA included Traylor's drawings in the exhibition A Century of American Drawing from the Collection in 1996, six weeks after Shannon's death. Traylor has more recently been accepted among the ranks of the most prominent self-taught artists and become widely esteemed. The largest exhibition of Traylor's work took place at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in 2019: Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor - this exhibition was also the first retrospective presented for an artist born into slavery. The complicated legacy of Traylor and the visual record he created in its reflection has been at the center of the conversations unpeeling aestheticism from lived brutality in contemporary art history. Fierce Dog is a small testament to this duality, outwardly ferocious while also at the same time seemingly scared, an honest and stark figure on a scrap of cardboard.

    Hindman
  • BILL TRAYLOR (1854-1949) Untitled (Blue Man with B on His Back) graphite an
    Sep. 29, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (1854-1949) Untitled (Blue Man with B on His Back) graphite an

    Est: $50,000 - $80,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (1854-1949) Untitled (Blue Man with B on His Back) graphite and tempera on repurposed card 13 ¼ x 7 ¼ in. (33.7 x 18.4 cm.)

    Christie's
  • AMERICAN FOLK ART OIL PAINTING BY BILL TRAYLOR
    Aug. 12, 2023

    AMERICAN FOLK ART OIL PAINTING BY BILL TRAYLOR

    Est: $100 - $150

    Bill Traylor, American, circa 1853 to 1947, oil painting on wood board depicting a portrait of an animal. Signed upper left. Framed. Provenance: Dumus Inc., New York, NY, United States, May 13, 2023, lot 17. William Traylor was an African American self taught artist from Lowndes County, Alabama. Born into slavery, Traylor spent the majority of his life after emancipation as a sharecropper. It was only after 1939, following his move to Montgomery, Alabama, that Traylor began to draw. At the age of 85, he took up a pencil and a scrap of cardboard to document his recollections and observations. From 1939 to 1942, while working on the sidewalks of Montgomery, he produced nearly 1 500 pieces of art. While Traylor received his first public exhibition in 1940, it was not until 30 years after his death that his work finally began to receive broader attention, in the late 1970s. Recent acceptance of Traylor as a significant figure of American folk and modern art has been founded on the efforts of Charles Shannon, as well as the evolving tastes of the art world. Shannon, who first encountered Traylors work in 1940, brought Traylor to the attention of the larger art world. Traylor now holds a central position in the fields of self taught and modern art. One of a kind artwork.

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  • BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1854-1947)
    Jul. 08, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1854-1947)

    Est: $30,000 - $40,000

    Man and Dog Dancing, the man in top hat with pipe in mouth, raising cane and bottle, mixed media on the back of a Union Leader tobacco advertisement on cardboard, signed, ca 1939-1945, housed in a modern gold cove frame, lacking glass, OS: 18" x 14", SS: 13 1/2" x 9 1/2". Stains and scuffs, as found. Purchased by Long Island, NY art dealer Eli Cohen from a private Outsider art collection in Queens, NY, 2015-2016. Authentication acquired during this period by renowned Bill Traylor expert, historian and scholar Debra Purden, one of the authors of the book "Bill Traylor", published 2018, Five Continents Edition, Milan. Subsequently purchased and held within their private collection by distiinguished antiques/art dealers and collectors Claire & Angelo Dounoucos, Albany County, NY, 2017 to 2021, until the dispersal of their lifelong collection.

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  • BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Purple Horse tempera and graphite on repurpo
    May. 18, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Purple Horse tempera and graphite on repurpo

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Purple Horse tempera and graphite on repurposed Granger Pipe Tobacco postcard 11 x 18 1/2 in. (27.9 x 46.9 cm.)

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Untitled (Lynching) tempera and graphite on
    May. 18, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Untitled (Lynching) tempera and graphite on

    Est: $50,000 - $100,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Untitled (Lynching) tempera and graphite on repurposed Baby Ruth box 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (29.8 x 21.6 cm.)

    Christie's
  • MID CENTURY AMERICAN DRAWING BY WILLIAM TRYLOR
    May. 06, 2023

    MID CENTURY AMERICAN DRAWING BY WILLIAM TRYLOR

    Est: $100 - $150

    Bill Traylor, American, 1854 to 1947, a pastel on paper drawing depicting a pair of boots. Signed lower right in pencil by the artist. Circa the 1930s. Framed. Note: Born a slave on the plantation of George Traylor near Benton, Alabama, Bill Traylor became known as a folk artist who did stark and simple drawings with colored pencils in a flat, child-like style. His images are of plantation and street life, domestic animals and people going about their lives in the segregated South before and after the Civil War. Mid Century American Drawings For Collectors And Vintage Fine Art For Wall Decor.

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  • After Bill Traylor, Crayon on Paper
    Apr. 30, 2023

    After Bill Traylor, Crayon on Paper

    Est: $30,000 - $40,000

    After Bill Traylor, Crayon on Paper

    1stBid
  • BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Self Portrait Striding green pencil on repur
    Jan. 18, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Self Portrait Striding green pencil on repur

    Est: $15,000 - $30,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Self Portrait Striding green pencil on repurposed Blony box 11 1/4 x 8 3/8 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Young Bull graphite and tempera on repurpose
    Jan. 18, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Young Bull graphite and tempera on repurpose

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Young Bull graphite and tempera on repurposed card 13 x 15 1/8 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Black Pig graphite and tempera on repurposed
    Jan. 18, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Black Pig graphite and tempera on repurposed

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Black Pig graphite and tempera on repurposed card 15 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Brown Pig graphite and tempera on repurposed
    Jan. 18, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Brown Pig graphite and tempera on repurposed

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Brown Pig graphite and tempera on repurposed Dr. Pepper advertisement 14 1/2 x 19 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (1853-1949) Man with Pipe graphite and tempera on card 13 1/4
    Jan. 18, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (1853-1949) Man with Pipe graphite and tempera on card 13 1/4

    Est: $40,000 - $60,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (1853-1949) Man with Pipe graphite and tempera on card 13 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Man in a Blue Chair with a Pipe graphite and
    Jan. 18, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Man in a Blue Chair with a Pipe graphite and

    Est: $60,000 - $100,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Man in a Blue Chair with a Pipe graphite and tempera on repurposed card 11 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Goat, Camel, Lion and Figures graphite on re
    Jan. 18, 2023

    BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Goat, Camel, Lion and Figures graphite on re

    Est: $200,000 - $300,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (circa 1853-1949) Goat, Camel, Lion and Figures graphite on repurposed card 14 x 22 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1854-1947)
    Nov. 12, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1854-1947)

    Est: $10,000 - $20,000

    78 record sleeve, circa late 30's-40's, with ink drawing of men in top hats carrying canes, a running dog, running, bird crowing, two birds on stands, in black box frame, double glazed, OS: 11 1/2" x 11 3/4", SS: 10" x 10 1/4", good condition. This is the last piece from a collection that was sold by a notable Boston area auction house. The pieces were examined and authenticated years ago by several Bill Traylor experts and folk art experts employed by a notable museum in Massachusetts.

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  • BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1854-1907)
    Nov. 12, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1854-1907)

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Black Pig, watercolor on salvaged brown paper, unsigned, in a cherry box frame, matted and glazed, OS: 15" x 19", SS: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2", good condition.

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  • BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1854-1947)
    Jul. 09, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1854-1947)

    Est: $10,000 - $20,000

    Men, Cats and Dogs with Trophy, colored pencil on oaktag, unsigned, unframed, loose, 11 1/2" x 9 1/2", edge toned, chipped bottom edge, would mat out. One of the last pieces from the original collection which was sold by a notable Boston area Auction House. The pieces were examined and authenticated years ago by several Bill Traylor experts and Folk Art experts employed by a notable Museum in Mass.

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  • Pencil on paper "abstract", signed Bill Traylor
    Jun. 20, 2022

    Pencil on paper "abstract", signed Bill Traylor

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Pencil on paper "abstract", signed Bill Traylor (1854-1947), 14"x9"

    International Auction Gallery
  • IN THE MANNER OF BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1853-1949)
    Feb. 25, 2022

    IN THE MANNER OF BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1853-1949)

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    "Bird", watercolor on carboard, unsigned (typical), in modern gold frame, matted, no glass, OS: 16 1/2" x 13 1/2", SS: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2", good condition. Born into slavery in Alabama, Bill Traylor became one of the most celebrated 'Outsider' artists of the 20th century. Only active for about the last five years of his life, he may have produced as many as 1200 pieces, sold them on the streeets of Montgomery.

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  • IN THE MANNER OF BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1853-1949)
    Feb. 25, 2022

    IN THE MANNER OF BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1853-1949)

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    "A Couple Arguing", watercolor on cardboard, unsigned, (typical), irregularly cut edge, unframed, roughly 16" x 10", good condition. Born into slavery in Alabama, Bill Traylor became one of the most celebrated 'Outsider' artists of the 20th century. Only active for about the last five years of his life, he may have produced as many as 1200 pieces, sold them on the streets of Montgomery.

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  • IN THE MANNER OF BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1853-1949)
    Feb. 25, 2022

    IN THE MANNER OF BILL TRAYLOR (AL, 1853-1949)

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    "Dog", watercolor on cardboard, unsigned (typical), in vintage gold painted ogee frame, under old glass, OS: 15 1/2" x 18 1/2", SS: 13 1/2" x 16 1/2", torn at top. Born into slavery in Alabama, Bill Traylor became one of the most celebrated 'Outsider' artists of the 20th century. Only active for about the last five years of his life, he may have produced as many as 1200 pieces, sold them on the streets of Montgomery.

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  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Steer, 1939-1942 graphite and tempera on ca
    Feb. 03, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Steer, 1939-1942 graphite and tempera on ca

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Steer, 1939-1942 graphite and tempera on card 10 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Brown Buzzard, 1939-1942 tempera and graphi
    Feb. 03, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Brown Buzzard, 1939-1942 tempera and graphi

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Brown Buzzard, 1939-1942 tempera and graphite on repurposed Curtiss Candy advertisement 11 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Self Portrait Striding, circa 1939- 1942 gr
    Feb. 03, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Self Portrait Striding, circa 1939- 1942 gr

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Self Portrait Striding, circa 1939- 1942 green pencil on repurposed Blony box 11 1/4 x 8 3/8 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Black Dog, 1939-1942 tempera and graphite on
    Feb. 03, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Black Dog, 1939-1942 tempera and graphite on

    Est: $50,000 - $100,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Black Dog, 1939-1942 tempera and graphite on card 8 5/8 x 12 1/8 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Mule, 1939-1942 graphite on repurposed Grang
    Feb. 03, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Mule, 1939-1942 graphite on repurposed Grang

    Est: $40,000 - $60,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Mule, 1939-1942 graphite on repurposed Granger Pipe Tabacco advertisement 20 x 14 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Green Man with Double Triangle Legs, 1939-19
    Feb. 03, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Green Man with Double Triangle Legs, 1939-19

    Est: $20,000 - $40,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Green Man with Double Triangle Legs, 1939-1942 graphite, black and green pencil on card 9 3/4 x 8 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Black Dancer (Highkicking Man), 1939-1942 bl
    Feb. 03, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Black Dancer (Highkicking Man), 1939-1942 bl

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Black Dancer (Highkicking Man), 1939-1942 black pencil and graphite on card 9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Figures with Large Barrel, 1939-1942 graphit
    Feb. 03, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Figures with Large Barrel, 1939-1942 graphit

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Figures with Large Barrel, 1939-1942 graphite on card 8 x 9 in.

    Christie's
  • BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Untitled (Man and Woman), 1939-1942 graphite
    Feb. 03, 2022

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Untitled (Man and Woman), 1939-1942 graphite

    Est: $80,000 - $120,000

    BILL TRAYLOR (CIRCA 1853-1949) Untitled (Man and Woman), 1939-1942 graphite, colored pencil and tempera on card 15 x 12 3/4 in.

    Christie's
  • Owl
    Jan. 24, 2022

    Owl

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    The Collection of Jay I. Kislak: Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation Bill Traylor 1854 - 1947 Owl graphite on found cardboard documented to 1939 9 1/2 in. by 5 3/4 in.

    Sotheby's
  • Bill Traylor American, 1854-1947 Black Panther
    Nov. 02, 2021

    Bill Traylor American, 1854-1947 Black Panther

    Est: $25,000 - $35,000

    Bill Traylor American, 1854-1947 Black Panther Watercolor and graphite on card 11 x 14 5/8 inches Provenance: Marcia Weber Art Objects, Inc., Montgomery, AL Purchased from the above by the current owner C Estate of an Upper West Side Collector

    DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
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