Lot 393
  • 393

Romare Bearden

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Romare Bearden
  • Maquette for 'Black in America'
  • oil and paper collage on wood
  • 26 1/8 by 17 5/8 in.
  • 66.4 by 44.7 cm.
  • Executed circa 1971, this work is the maquette for the screenprint of the same name, published in 1976 in an edition of 50 as part of the Bicentennial celebration.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's, New York, February 24, 1995, lot 341
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

Unfamed. In good condition aside from slight surfae dirt. Jagged borders to paper along edges (inherent to medium); one small area where paper torn and lifted, lower right edge, approx. 5-in. from corner.
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