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William Aiken Walker, COTTON PICKER W/ BASKET, O/P

Sold for $4,000 at Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. on Apr 23, 2026.

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William Aiken Walker (American / South Carolina, 1838-1921). Female cotton picker / sharecropper with a basket of cotton balanced on her head in front of a cotton field - late 19th/early 20th century, oil on panel, signed "W.A. Walker" to LL, labels for Christie's sale to verso. Framed. Provenance: The Estate of Goodman B. Espy, Atlanta, GA. Sold at Christie's as a double lot, New York, NY, "Fine American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture", sale no. 1488, March 3, 2005, lot 42. Approximate Dimensions: panel h. 12.375", w. 6.5"; frame h. 17.5", w. 11.5", d. 1.5".

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