Lewis, Samella

(1924-2022)

Born New Orleans ,African-American painter/ printmaker, writer, and historian. She continued to work in Southern California until her death in 2022)

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"Devout"

Gouache, 1949
11 1/2 in. x 9 in. (292 mm x 229 mm)
Unframed

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Signed lower left. From a series of Creole portraits done in 1949

"Handsome"

Gouache, 1949
11 1/2 in. x 8 3/4 in. (292 mm x 222 mm)
Unframed

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Signed and dated lower left. From a series of Creole portraits done in 1949

"Woman in Blue Dress"

Gouache, 1949
11 in. x 8 7/8 in. (279 mm x 225 mm)
Unframed

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Signed and dated lower left. From a series of Creole portraits done in 1949

"Woman in Yellow"

Gouache, 1949
10 7/8 in. x 8 in. (276 mm x 203 mm)
Unframed

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Signed lower right. From a series of Creole portraits done in 1949

"Young Man in Blue"

Gouache, 1949
10 in. x 7 7/8 in. (254 mm x 200 mm)
Unframed

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Signed and dated lower left

Young Man Resting

Crayon Drawing, 1949
10 1/8 in. x 7 in. (257 mm x 178 mm)
Unframed

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A wonderful early work by the artist signed and dated lower left