African American Art 2021-04-22 Auction - 220 Price Results - Swann Auction Galleries in NY
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CHARLES ALSTON (1907 - 1977)  City at Night.ED CLARK (1926 - 2019 )  Untitled (Bahia Series)RICHMOND BARTHÉ (1901 - 1989)  African Boy
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New York, NY, United States
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African American Art

Featuring the works of Henry Ossawa Tanner, Grafton Tyler Brown, Aaron Douglas, Norman Lewis, Charles White, sculptures by Richmond Barthé, and photographs by James VanDerZee. A significant oil painting on canvas by Joseph Delaney, Artist?s Studio Party, 1940, and Elizabeth Catlett?s cast bronze Pensive, 1946, as well as prints, paintings, and drawings, by Allan Rohan Crite, Margaret Burroughs, Hartwell Yeargans, Charles McGee, and others. Featuring a group of works by AfriCOBRA artists, several significant paintings by Romare Bearden, Beauford Delaney, Alma W. Thomas, Samella Lewis, Sam Gilliam and Hale Woodruff. Also included are woodcuts by Walter H. Williams, screenprints by Jacob Lawrence, and Charles White?s exquisite 1972 etching Pope X, alongside his scarce 1971 color lithograph Blues.
Auction Curator:
Nigel Freeman
Nigel Freeman
Director of African American Fine Art
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GRAFTON TYLER BROWN (1841 - 1918) Untitled (Sailboat: GRAFTON TYLER BROWN (1841 - 1918) Untitled (Sailboat on a Mountain Lake) . Oil on linen canvas, 1891. 305x457 mm; 12x18 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower left.Provenance: private collection,
0001: GRAFTON TYLER BROWN (1841 - 1918) Untitled (SailboatEst. $5,000-$7,000
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HENRY OSSAWA TANNER (1859 -1937) Mosque, Tangier.: HENRY OSSAWA TANNER (1859 -1937) Mosque, Tangier. Etching, circa 1912-14. 175x238 mm; 6 x9 inches, full margins. A posthumous printing.A very good, dark impression, richly inked with dark
0003: HENRY OSSAWA TANNER (1859 -1937) Mosque, Tangier.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) The VanDerZee Men,: JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) The VanDerZee Men, Lenox, Mass. Silver print, 1908. 160x127 mm; 6 x5 inches. Signed and numbered III and 70/75 in pencil on the mount. Printed and published by
0005: JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) The VanDerZee Men,Est. $3,000-$5,000
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JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) Marcus Garvey and Garvey: JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) Marcus Garvey and Garvey Militia, Harlem. Silver print 1924. 247x196 mm; 9¾x7¾ inches. Signed, numbered VII and 70/75 in pencil on the mount. From Eighteen
0006: JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) Marcus Garvey and GarveyEst. $2,000-$3,000
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JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) Nude, Harlem.: JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) Nude, Harlem. Silver print, 1923. 241x191 mm; 9½x7½ inches. Numbered 82/250 in pencil, on the verso. Posthumous printing, with the estate's blind stamp,
0007: JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) Nude, Harlem.Est. $3,000-$5,000
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JAMES A. PORTER (1905 - 1970) Untitled (Male Nude) .: JAMES A. PORTER (1905 - 1970) Untitled (Male Nude) . Charcoal on cream laid paper, 1925. 635x483 mm; 25x19 inches. Signed and dated "Oct. '25" in charcoal, lower right recto. With an unfinished
0008: JAMES A. PORTER (1905 - 1970) Untitled (Male Nude) .Est. $1,000-$1,500
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AARON DOUGLAS (1899 - 1979) Head of Boy (Portrait of: AARON DOUGLAS (1899 - 1979) Head of Boy (Portrait of Langston Hughes) . Woodcut on cream laid paper, circa 1926. 120x102 mm; 4¾x4 inches, 1/4 to 3/4- inch margins. Signed, titled and dated
0010: AARON DOUGLAS (1899 - 1979) Head of Boy (Portrait ofEst. $5,000-$7,000
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JAMES LESESNE WELLS (1902 - 1992) Circus.: JAMES LESESNE WELLS (1902 - 1992) Circus. Linoleum cut on cream thin Japan paper, circa 1928. 203x235 mm; 8x9¼ inches, full margins.A scarce example of early printmaking from the Harlem
0011: JAMES LESESNE WELLS (1902 - 1992) Circus.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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JAMES LESESNE WELLS (1902 - 1992) Untitled (African: JAMES LESESNE WELLS (1902 - 1992) Untitled (African Fetish) . Linoleum cut on tissue-thin Japan paper. circa 1929. 114x83 mm; 4½x3¼ wide margins.This very scarce Harlem Renaissance print
0013: JAMES LESESNE WELLS (1902 - 1992) Untitled (AfricanEst. $2,000-$3,000
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NORMAN LEWIS (1917 - 1979) Untitled (Bangwa Queen) .: NORMAN LEWIS (1917 - 1979) Untitled (Bangwa Queen) . Color pastel on fine sandpaper, 1935. 508x355 mm; 22x15¼ inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right.Provenance: private collection,
0014: NORMAN LEWIS (1917 - 1979) Untitled (Bangwa Queen) .Est. $25,000-$35,000
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JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) Untitled (Interior of a: JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) Untitled (Interior of a Harlem Brownstone) . Silver print, 1931. 203x254 mm; 8x10 inches. Signed and inscribed "NYC 1931" by VanDerZee in the negative.This early
0015: JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) Untitled (Interior of aEst. $1,500-$2,500
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JAMES A. PORTER (1905 - 1970) Lynching.: JAMES A. PORTER (1905 - 1970) Lynching. Brush, pen and ink on cream wove paper, circa 1933-34. 292x260 mm; 11½x10¼ inches. Initialed in ink, lower right.Provenance: the artist; Dorothy
0016: JAMES A. PORTER (1905 - 1970) Lynching.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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CHARLES WHITE (1918 - 1979) Head of Man - Version II: CHARLES WHITE (1918 - 1979) Head of Man - Version II (Diego Rivera) . Crayon on thin, smooth wove paper, mounted to board, 1936. 305x254 mm; 12x10 inches. With the artist's estate signature ink
0017: CHARLES WHITE (1918 - 1979) Head of Man - Version IIEst. $10,000-$15,000
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CHARLES WHITE (1918-1979) Musician with Guitar.: CHARLES WHITE (1918-1979) Musician with Guitar. Graphite and pencil on cream wove paper, circa 1937. 254x203 mm; 10x8 inches. With the artist's estate signature ink stamp, lower center
0018: CHARLES WHITE (1918-1979) Musician with Guitar.Est. $4,000-$6,000
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NORMAN LEWIS (1909 - 1979) Two Barns.: NORMAN LEWIS (1909 - 1979) Two Barns. Watercolor on cream wove paper, 1937. 450x570 mm; 17¾x22¼ inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right.Provenance: private collection, New
0019: NORMAN LEWIS (1909 - 1979) Two Barns.Est. $8,000-$12,000
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JOHN WESLEY HARDRICK (1891 - 1968) Untitled (Winter: JOHN WESLEY HARDRICK (1891 - 1968) Untitled (Winter Landscape) . Oil on masonite board, 1937. 559x711 mm; 22x28 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower left.Provenance: private collection,
0020: JOHN WESLEY HARDRICK (1891 - 1968) Untitled (WinterEst. $4,000-$6,000
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RICHMOND BARTHÉ (1901 - 1989) African Boy: RICHMOND BARTHÉ (1901 - 1989) African Boy Dancing. Cast bronze with a dark brown patina, 1937. Approximately 413 mm; 16¼ inches high. Incised with the artist's signature in the base.
0021: RICHMOND BARTHÉ (1901 - 1989) African BoyEst. $150,000-$250,000
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RICHMOND BARTHÉ (1901 - 1989) Stevedore.: RICHMOND BARTHÉ (1901 - 1989) Stevedore. Cast bronze with a dark brown patina on a green marble base, 1937. 778x508x368 mm; 30x20x14½ inches (not including marble base) . Cast in 1986
0022: RICHMOND BARTHÉ (1901 - 1989) Stevedore.Est. $75,000-$100,000
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