a-folk-art-painting-by-rosie-lee-light-tn-1948-2003
Lot 125
A Folk Art Painting by Rosie Lee Light (TN, 1948-2003)
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Oil on plywood, signed at lower right, cheery river scene with fish and birds.

44 1/4 x 44 in.

From the Estate of the late Dr. Everette James, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Rosie Lee Light was born in Palestine, Arkansas. In 1968, she married Joe Light and the couple settled in Memphis, Tennessee to raise their family. Joe Light became a celebrated folk artist and inspired Rosie to paint her own works.

Loss and flaking to plywood as found; scattered paint loss to surface.