Let It Shine: Self-Taught Art from the T. Marshall Hahn Collection #40972 (License: Personal Use)

This evocative painting centers on a handcrafted wooden bushel basket, rendered with warm amber tones and precise detail in the grain and metal bands. The composition juxtaposes the rustic object against a stark, layered background-deep black above, earthy ochre midband, and swirling indigo below-evoking both reverence and mystery. Signed by artist Mabel C. Smith (1980), it exemplifies the untrained yet deeply intentional aesthetic of American self-taught art.

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