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Lot 218

Lamar Sorrento Outsider Art, Robert Johnson Meets Legba

Estimate: $700 - $800

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Lamar Sorrento (Tennessee, 20th/21st Century), "Robert Johnson Meets Legba," outsider art acrylic on board painting depicting the mythological midnight meeting in a graveyard between blues musician Robert Johnson and Legba, a trickster African deity who was said to have given Johnson mastery over the guitar in exchange for his soul. Signed lower left. Unframed. 40" H x 30" W.

The personal collection of former Folk/Outsider Art dealer Jamie Teal, Nashville, Tennessee; acquired directly from the artist.

Condition

Overall excellent condition.

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