Romare Bearden

Cordier & Ekstrom, Inc., New York
ACA Galleries, New York
Dennis Florio, New York
Acquired by the previous owner from the above

New York, ACA Galleries, Romare Bearden, 1911-1988: A Memorial Exhibition, May - June 1989, cat. no. 31, p. 55, illustrated in color
Norman, University of Oklahoma Museum of Art, Romare Bearden: Finding the Rhythm, September - October 1991
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Seeing Jazz: Artists and Writers on Jazz, 1997, cat. no. 15, illustrated in color on the cover
New York, ACA Galleries, In the Garden of Dreams / The Art of Romare Bearden, October - December 2004

This work is in very good condition overall. The four edges are deckled. There is evidence of light wear and handling with some light surface abrasions. The paint splatters and smudges on the paper collage appear to be inherent to the artist’s working method. The work is laid into the frame. Framed under Plexiglas.
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