Amy Sherald, A bucket full of treasures (Papa gave me sunshine to put in my pockets…), 2020. Oil on canvas. 54 x 43 x 2 1/2 in.
Amy Sherald, perhaps most widely known for her portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama, draws on her keen awareness of art history and literature to paint noble, colorful, and subversive portraits of Black Americans.
Deeply referential, her work is designed with intention to redefine the American identity. With her first solo show on the West Coast opening in March, Sherald’s work is in the midst of an exponential growth in popularity. In a December 2020 auction, the artist broke her personal record sale of $350,000 with a $4,265,000 sale of her double portrait entitled The Bathers.
