The artwork titled “Flight into Egypt,” created by Clementine Hunter around the year 1965 in Natchitoches, United States, is a genre painting rendered in oil. This piece belongs to the art movements of Folk Art and Outsider Art and measures 40.64 by 60.96 centimeters.
The artwork depicts a rustic and vivid scene characterized by simple, yet expressive forms and bright colors. It shows a woman and a child riding a white donkey, guided by a figure in a red hat who is leading the donkey with a rope. The atmosphere is serene, with the inclusion of white birds flying in the sky and animals leisurely positioned on the ground, encapsulating a sense of peaceful journey and pastoral life. The composition and style reflect the naïve and unpretentious quality characteristic of Clementine Hunter’s work.
