American Folk Art

  • Louis Thompson made mixed media pieces that often reference American history, like this wall sculpture that incorporates china from Mount Vernon. ALEX COOPER AUCTIONEERS
    Louis Thompson made mixed media pieces that often reference American history, like this wall sculpture that incorporates china from Mount Vernon. ALEX COOPER AUCTIONEERS

    Sometimes, all we know about an artist from the past comes from their artwork. This is especially true of folk and outsider artists; collectors are often lucky to know their names. Fortunately, artist Louis E. Thompson signed and dated his works, like the mixed media wall sculpture shown here, made in 1932, that sold for $343 at Alex Cooper Auctioneers.

    Thompson lived from 1894 to 1963, spent his lā€¦