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  • LEO TWIGGS (1934 - ) Homage to Brother Andrew II.
    Apr. 03, 2025

    LEO TWIGGS (1934 - ) Homage to Brother Andrew II.

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    LEO TWIGGS (1934 - ) Homage to Brother Andrew II. Batik on thin cotton canvas, mounted to masonite board, circa 1970-71. 787x508 mm; 31x20 inches. Signed, lower right recto. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed in ink on the artist's label, upper left verso. Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by Rev. Msgr. James A. Carter, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina (1972). Private collection, Georgia.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • LEO FRANKLIN TWIGGS (South Carolina, 1934-), "Taboo"., Oil on canvas, 25" x 28". Framed 26" x 29".
    Apr. 20, 2023

    LEO FRANKLIN TWIGGS (South Carolina, 1934-), "Taboo"., Oil on canvas, 25" x 28". Framed 26" x 29".

    Est: $400 - $600

    LEO FRANKLIN TWIGGS South Carolina, 1934- "Taboo". Signed and dated lower left "Twiggs '62". Signed multiple times and titled verso.

    Eldred's
  • Leo Franklin Twiggs, b. 1934, Blues and Bird
    Jun. 04, 2022

    Leo Franklin Twiggs, b. 1934, Blues and Bird

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Leo Franklin Twiggs b. 1934 Blues and Bird 1981 batik 12-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches signed artist's label verso with title and date Provenance: private collection, Chicago, IL

    Black Art Auction
  • LEO FRANKLIN TWIGGS (SC, 1934 - )
    Nov. 14, 2021

    LEO FRANKLIN TWIGGS (SC, 1934 - )

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    "Observer", oil on paper, laid to masonite, waxed, signed lower right; signed, dated 1957 and titled verso, with medium notations, in mahogany slat frame, OS: 36 3/4" x 59", SS: 36 1/4" x 58 1/2". Good condition.

    Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
  • LEO F. TWIGGS (1934 - ) Untitled (Seated Man).
    Jan. 30, 2020

    LEO F. TWIGGS (1934 - ) Untitled (Seated Man).

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    LEO F. TWIGGS (1934 - ) Untitled (Seated Man). Batik and color pastels on cotton canvas, mounted to masonite board, circa 1970-71. 978x813 mm; 38 1/2x32 inches. Signed in batik, lower left. Provenance: the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., Chicago.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • LEO F. TWIGGS (1934 - ) Henry Lee's World.
    Jan. 30, 2020

    LEO F. TWIGGS (1934 - ) Henry Lee's World.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    LEO F. TWIGGS (1934 - ) Henry Lee's World. Batik and color pastels on cotton canvas, mounted to plywood, 1969. 965x914 mm; 38x36 inches. Signed in batik, lower left. Provenance: the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., Chicago. Dr. Leo Franklin Twiggs is a significant Southern artist - an influential South Carolinian painter and educator for two generations. Born in St. Stephen, South Carolina, Twiggs received his undergraduate degree from Claflin University in Orangeburg. There, he was one of the first students of Arthur Rose in 1952, the inaugural year of his Claflin visual art program, the first available to African Americans in South Carolina. Twiggs continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago and earned a master's degree from New York University, where he studied under Hale Woodruff. Twiggs later became the first African American to receive his doctorate in Art Education from the University of Georgia. In 1964, Twiggs returned to Orangeburg to teach at South Carolina State University, where he started the art department and was instrumental in founding its I. P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium. At this time, he began to experiment with painting with batik, the traditional African wax-resist method of dyeing textiles. Twiggs uses batik to create unique vivid colors and rich textures, and often applies the dye directly like paint. His paintings are often of symbolic motifs, including flags, railroad crossings, and shadowy figures. Twiggs has had numerous one-man exhibitions, including at the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Asheville Art Museum, the Greenville County Museum of Art and the Georgian Art Museum. He received the South Carolina Governor's Trophy (known as the Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Individual Award) for his contributions to the arts in 1981 and the prestigious 1858 Society Prize honoring contemporary Southern painting in 2018. Twiggs is the Distinguished Artist in Residence at Claflin University. Biographical notes courtesy of the Johnson Collection.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Leo Twiggs "Velvet" Painting
    Mar. 27, 2010

    Leo Twiggs "Velvet" Painting

    Est: $100 - $200

    Leo Twiggs (American, 20th century school), "Velvet", batik painting on board, signed and titled on verso, framed. 45 1/2" x 36". Condition: very good, no damage or repair.

    Cleveland Auction Company
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