After Henry Lawrence Faulkner, American, 1924 to 1981, oil on canvas painting depicting a portrait of a man with a stick or a pipe in his mouth. There is a bird sitting on the stick and looking at the man. Signed upper left. Framed. Henry Lawrence Faulkner was a Kentucky-born artist and poet known as an eccentric rebel and bohemian. Faulkner is best known for his wildly colorful oil paintings and eccentric acts, including his bringing a bourbon-drinking goat to parties and art shows. He was a close friend and rumored lover of Tennessee Williams. Mid Century Cubist Paintings And American Art Collectibles.