Sid Oakley (NC, 1932-2004), Abstract Still Life with Daffodils

Pastel on paper, 1990, signed and dated at lower left, matted and framed below glass.

Sheet sight 20 1/4 x 16 3/4 in.; Frame dimensions 30 x 25 1/4 in.

From the Collection of the late Betty Jo Royster, Durham, North Carolina

Sid Oakley was a native of Granville County, North Carolina. In 1968 he and his wife, Pat, founded Cedar Creek Pottery and Gallery in his home county. Named a North Carolina Living Treasure in 1989, Oakley mentored and championed hundreds, if not thousands, of contemporary artists and craftspeople. He was particularly known for work in ceramics, especially for his glazing techniques and his work is in the permanent collections of many major museums. But he frequently worked in other mediums, such as paint and pastels.


Soft cockling to the sheet, not examined outside the frame.