Slotin Auction Online, Phone & Absentee Only
Nov 13-14, – 10am EST – 550 Lots
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Self-Taught Art Masterpieces,
Outsider Art, Southern Folk Pottery,
Antique & Anonymous Folk Art,
Contemporary Art, Native American Art & Objects

BUFORD, GA. — A changing of the guard among folk art collectors is responsible for making an array of early, museum-worthy works available for the first time at auction. That’s readily apparent in page after page of the printed catalog and online flipbook for Slotin Folk Art Auction’s Fall Self-Taught Art Masterpiece Sale, to be held November 13-14.

Steve Slotin explains that the quality vintage works going on the block are the result of older collectors now reaching the age where they are willing to let go of art that they purchased in the 1970s and 1980s, often directly from self-taught artists.

“These are wonderful examples,” the Slotin Folk Art Auction co-owner says. “What we’re seeing is very early collectors reaching the point where they’re ready for the next generation to take the torch and to represent the very best of self-taught art and to extend the field. These more-senior collectors have enjoyed these great pieces for decades, and now they see that the next generation is excited to pick up the torch and run with it.”
Among the 331 lots crossing the block on November 13 and the 219 lots on November 14, there are plenty of works by artists who are being showcased in major museum exhibits on view concurrent with Slotin’s Fall Self-Taught Art Masterpiece Sale.

For instance, Atlanta’s High Museum of Art has mounted two major folk exhibits that will tour nationally: “Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe,” the first major exhibition of the Vinings, Ga., folk artist in more than 20 years (through January 9, 2022); and “Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist in America,” covering the rising popularity of artists without formal training in the years after World War I (through December 11, 2021). The Fall Self-Taught Art Masterpiece Sale not only includes four prime drawings or paintings and one hand-stitched doll by Rowe (1900-1982), but also excellent examples by prominent “Gatecrashers” artists, including five oils on canvas by New York artist Lawrence Lebduska (1894-1966).

A strong showing of African American artists from the South, especially women, was a highlight of Slotin’s Spring Self-Taught Art Masterpiece Sale in April. That’s a trend that should only gain traction in the November sale, given the major pieces available by artists such as Bill Traylor (a pencil drawing estimated at $60/80,000), Sam Doyle, Sister Gertrude Morgan and Clementine Hunter.

The Rev. Howard Finster, the rural Northwest Georgia artist whose works are showcased in the High Museum’s permanent collection and who is a Slotin favorite, is represented by a dozen works.

Another encouraging sign in the spring sale was that nearly a third of the bidders, many of them young, were new to Slotin Folk Art. Bidders registered from nearly two dozen countries. “It is exciting that so many new people are getting interested in self-taught art,” co-owner Amy Slotin said.

Slotin Folk Art Auction conducted its first auction in 1994. Its fall sale will be held online via LiveAuctioneers.com, with phone and absentee bidding available.
For information, 404-403-4244 or www.slotinfolkart.com.Fritz Scholder – Oil on canvas – 80” x 68”

Lanier Meaders
Sioux Ledger Drawing
Tattoo Flash Art
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Keith Haring
Nellie Mae Rowe
Oli Johannsson
Minnie Evans
Thornton Dial
Amos Ferguson
Clementine Hunter
Howard Finster
Lawrence Lebduska
Joseph Yoakum
Sister Gertrude Morgan
Bill Traylor

Andy Warhol
Ralph Fasanella
Joseph Yoakum
Purvis Young
Scottie Wilson
Clementine Hunter
Howard Finster
Lawrence Lebduska
Jack Savitsky
Sister Gertrude Morgan
Bill Traylor
Slotin Auction
Fritz Scholder – Oil on canvas – 80” x 68”
Vestie Davis
Circus Banners
Keith Haring
GAL #2864