Home / Music / What painting is adapted on the cover of Marvin Gaye's I Want You?Music linernotes album music marvin-gayeWhat painting is adapted on the cover of Marvin Gaye's I Want You?The cover adapts neo-mannerist artist Ernie Barnes’ famous 1971 painting The Sugar Shack. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Related NotesExploreExploreExplorePrevious What was Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks originally composed for?Next What musicians did Miles Davis bring in for On the Corner?