James "Buddy" Snipes (American, b. 1943), Sweet Lucy / Rooster at Home

Assemblage of polychrome painted tin and wood, unsigned, depicting several figures and creatures in an interior, retaining label, self-framed.

26 x 17 in.

From the Collection of Carolyn Ikenberry, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Self-taught artist, James A. “Buddy” Snipes, was born in Macon County, Alabama. Since childhood, Buddy Snipes has created art from found materials available to him, inspired by his imagination and the people and animals he has known. Frequently, he adds sticks around the tin paintings to frame his works.

Rust oxidation to tin panel, otherwise good estate condition.