The legendary actress and activist acquired artwork over the past two decades by the late American artist Thornton Dial. Dial is the son of Alabama sharecroppers.
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Dial gained prominence for dynamic sculptures and wall pieces he constructed from found objects, paint, and other materials.
They include large-scale mixed-media wall works estimated to sell for $50,000 to $100,000.
Some painted animal-shaped benches by his son Dial Jr. could fetch up to $4,000 each.
Fonda has long collected works by self-taught Black artists from the American south.
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Fourteen of Fonda's Dial pieces will be sold at Christie's auction house on January 18.
CNNWire contributed to this report.
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