Lot 9
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ROMARE BEARDEN | The Unforgotten

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Romare Bearden
  • The Unforgotten
  • signed
  • paper and printed paper collage with synthetic polymer paint on board
  • 26 by 22 3/4 in. 66 by 57.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1970.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Florida
Sotheby's, New York, 18 November 1999, Lot 327
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Washington, D.C., The National Collection of Fine Arts; Berkeley, University Art Museum; Pasadena Art Museum; Atlanta, High Museum of Art, Romare Bearden: The Prevalence of Ritual, March 1971 - April 192, cat. no. 55
Syracuse, Everson Museum of Art, Mysteries: Women in the Art of Romare Bearden, September - October 1975
The Queens Museum, Masterpieces of Twentieth Century Art: The Mandel Collection, April - May 1983

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. Please contact the Contemporary Department at (212) 606-7254 for a professional condition report prepared by Simon Parkes. Framed under glass.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

"I am trying to explore, in terms of the particulars of the life I know best, those things common to all cultures." Romare Bearden