{"product_id":"cane-river-church-gathering-by-clementine-hunter","title":"Cane River Church Gathering by Clementine Hunter","description":"Clementine Hunter\u003cbr\u003e 1886\/87-1988 | American \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCane River Church Gathering\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Monogrammed \"CH\" (center right)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on board \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Clementine Hunter captures the spirit of community worship in \u003cem\u003eCane River Church Gathering\u003c\/em\u003e, a vivid memory painting rooted in Black Southern life. Set before a white church with green trim, the scene presents neighbors gathered in procession, carrying bright bouquets and coming together in faith, ceremony and fellowship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hunter brings the scene to life through bold color, flattened perspective and direct, expressive forms. Figures in purple clothing move across the composition with flowers in hand, while others gather near the churchyard. The simplified shapes and rhythmic arrangement give the painting a joyful sense of movement, transforming a local religious gathering into a powerful record of shared community life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A self-taught artist from Louisiana’s Cane River region, Hunter worked as a field laborer and later as a domestic worker at Melrose Plantation before beginning to paint in her fifties. Her “memory paintings” preserve the work, worship, celebrations and traditions of her community with extraordinary honesty and immediacy. Baptisms, funerals and church scenes recur throughout her oeuvre, reflecting the central role of faith in the world she remembered and recorded. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 20th century \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Board: 9 3\/4\" high x 24\" wide (24.77 x 60.96 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 10 1\/2\" high x 24 3\/4\" wide x 1 3\/8\" deep (26.67 x 62.87 x 3.49 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, Louisiana\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46258679545991,"sku":"32-3268","price":19850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/2471\/0466\/files\/32-3268_1.png?v=1792530090","url":"https:\/\/rauantiques.com\/products\/cane-river-church-gathering-by-clementine-hunter","provider":"M.S. Rau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}