Della Wells Animal Drawings and Watercolors
American, b. 1951
Della Wells is an extraordinary mixed media artist. Her work evokes everyday scenes and cultural values. Wells specializes in pastels, using found objects in her pieces. Her work includes dolls, boxes, cards, painted vests and more.
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Artist: Della Wells
"The Drowning of Brother Tony, " Original Pastel Drawing signed
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Drowning of Brother Tony" is an original pastel drawing on paper by Della Wells. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. In this pastel, an alligator-like creature with an African American child's head thrashes about in the water, upsetting the tiny boat pictured at left and causing the black figure on the lower right to drown. Another female black figure, straddling the alligator's tail, attempts to save Tony, but to no avail. Two open eyes appear in the picture: the alligator seems to clutch one and the other appears on the boat's sail. The alligator holds a pice of melon in his mouth and colorful fish populate the water and sky. Alligators reference Jim Crow caricatures in which black children are chased and eaten by alligators. The alligators are menacing and point to a deeply racist pictorial and real world. The eye represents the all-seeing eye of God...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Della Wells Animal Drawings and Watercolors
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"Green Rhythms, Melon Dreams" Pastel on paper signed
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Green Rhythms, Melon Dreams" is an original pastel drawing on paper by Della Wells. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This work features an alligator with what appears...
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1990s Surrealist Della Wells Animal Drawings and Watercolors
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Della Wells exhibits her artwork at The Peltz Gallery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition, some of her work is on display at the Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk Art in Savannah, Georgia. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Della Wells art.
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