BETYE SAAR

Hoo Doo #18

Date: 1992

Dimensions: 9.5” x 7.5”

Medium: Mixed media

Condition: Overall very good, minor stabilization to mixed media, professionally conserved

Provenance:

– Artist

– Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA

– Trotta-Bono Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA

SOLD

Betye Saar’s artwork has a vivifying quality and the underlying messages typically possess significant depth. HooDoo references the varied spiritual practices, traditions and beliefs that were created by enslaved Africans in the United States from various traditional African spiritualities, religions and indigenous botanical knowledge. HooDoo #18 is a visually complex and rare artwork from this exciting series and period for the artist.