Alfredus Williams (American, 1875-1967) Christiansted, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands

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Alfredus Williams (American, 1875-1967)

Christiansted, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
Signed and dated "A Williams / 1963" l.r., titled on the reverse.
Oil on canvasboard, 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Surface grime, varnish inconsistencies.
Provenance: Through the estate of the artist. N.B. Alfredus Williams was an Afro-Caribbean self-taught artist born in Dominica, West Indies. He is best known for his genre scenes and landscapes of his native region executed in a detailed primitive-style.
Estimate $300-500

The work appears to have been varnished within the frame (i.e. not to the edges).

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