Lot 43
**Originally Listed At $500**
Black Joe Jackson (American, 1922-1997). "Da Club" house paint on plywood, n.d. Signed down left margin and titled down right margin. A whirl of movement and color, "Da Club" captures the rhythm of the night through Black Joe Jackson's signature folk style - bold, flat, and pulsing with personality. Two dancers dominate the foreground, locked in a playful, energetic step. The woman swings her arm high, clad in a long yellow dress speckled with lavender spots, while her partner leans in with bent knees and a bright red shirt, sneakers flashing white against the salmon-toned floor. Behind them, the bar fades into a quiet haze where two figures sit sipping from white mugs. Bottles linger like ghosts on the counter. Hovering above, a hand-painted sign or window reads "Danzn nite" in reverse - a visual nod to both dyslexia and delight, offering a glimpse into Jackson's unique way of seeing and storytelling. Size: 12" W x 15" H (30.5 cm x 38.1 cm)
The vertical inscriptions framing the composition read "Black Joe Jackson" on the left and "Da Club" on the right, painted in the same raw script that dances across so many of Jackson's works. Born to a sharecropper family near Atlanta, Georgia in 1920, Jackson was self-taught and dyslexic, and often used house paint and scrap plywood to create vibrant images rooted in memory and community.
Though often categorized as an outsider artist, Jackson's work is deeply inward - a reflection of the lived Black experience in the American South, rendered with humor, warmth, and undeniable flair. In "Da Club", the paint hums with music you can almost hear, the scene immortalizing not just a moment of dance but a celebration of life, connection, and homegrown joy.
About the Artist: Black Joe Jackson was a self-taught African-American artist born to a sharecropper family near Atlanta, Georgia in 1920. Jackson created paintings on wooden boards and used easily available materials such as house paint an scrap wood. He was born with dyslexia, and the writings on his paintings demonstrate this. He is oftentimes described as a folk artist or an outsider artist due to his playful, naive style. Jackson's themes reflect memories from his childhood in the South.
Provenance: private Rochester, Minnesota, USA collection, acquired from 1990 -1998
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- Condition: Signed down left margin and titled down right margin. Painting in excellent overall condition with suspension wire on verso for display.
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