Day 1: Folk Art, Outsider & Self-Taught. Day 2: Two Private Native American Collections with Select Additions
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 14
Charlie Lucas - Mask
Estimate: $150 - $300
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $200 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
Charlie Lucas (Selma Alabama, b. 1951) - Mask with bandana. Mixed media.
H 14 in. W 8. D 1-1/2 in
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist at Kentuck Festival of Arts, 1999.
Charlie Lucas (born October 12, 1951) is a contemporary sculptor born in Pink Lily, Alabama. Lucas was the eldest of many siblings, and he spent much of his childhood entertaining and making toys for other children. In 1984, at 33-years-old, Lucas fell off of the back of a truck on a construction site and was left permanently disabled. He was bed-ridden for nearly three years. Through his recovery, he found his artistic practice once again. He calls his artistic process "recycling himself" and his humanoid figures sculpted from recycled mechanical parts echo his sentiment. He refers to his sculptures as "toys," continuing the practice he began in childhood, and he refers to himself as "The Tin Man". Lucas's main artistic concern is communication. Growing up with dyslexia, which rendered him illiterate until recently, forced Lucas to rely on visual and aural ways of communication. Lucas's largest sculptures are of people and animals constructed from welded metal bands. The negative space between the metal bands give the works a "light and airy appearance. The smaller sculptures are made from welded recycled automobile and bicycle parts. Lucas frequently used bicycle wheels to convey stunted social and physical mobility, as evidenced by Three Way Bicycle and Old Wheel Don't Roll No More. His work has been exhibited at National Museum of American Art and the Georgia Museum of Art. Charlie Lucas is currently the owner operator of Tin Man Studios.
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