Charlie Lucas

(b. 1951) Alabama

Charlie Lucas, one of 14 children in a family of sharecroppers, left home at age 14. After a back injury, and with $10 to his name, he prayed to God to give him a special talent. Starting with welding rods, he began making art and became internationally known for his metal sculpture and paintings.

 
 

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Horse

ca. 1990s

25.5" x 31" x 8”

mixed media

$1200

 

having a baby

ca. 1990s

34" x 42.5"

enamel on cutout corrugated steel, with artist-made frame

$1500