Lot 104

5654757: Richard Burnside (SC, b. 1944), Three Kings, Oil on Board EV1DL

Estimate: $600 - $900

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Description Property of Private Estate Daufuskie Island, SC Richard Burnside (SC, b. 1944), Three Kings, Oil on Board, signed at the bottom, depicting two heads with white hair centering a head with yellow hair, with bugs decorating the bottom, the back inscribed 'Commission for Richard Brooks, 418 Cherry St, Pendleton, S.C. 29670'. 'Burnside began painting around 1980, while employed as a chef in a restaurant in Charlotte, NC. In 1983, he moved to Pendleton, South Carolina, where he now resides. His images include Ancient Kings and Queens, Jungle Cats, and a White Wolf. Many of his paintings include what he calls 'Roman writing', letters in an ancient language the artist sees in his visions. In 1988, Burnside's work was included in 'Outside the Main Stream' at the High Museum of Art, in Atlanta, Georgia.' (AskArt.com)