1979
Romare Bearden was an inventive American modern artist whose unique visual style set him apart. Working with a variety of media, Bearden made paintings distinguished by a bold use of color and rich texture. His figurative, landscape and portrait prints had influences ranging from Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso to traditional Japanese, Chinese and African art.
Bearden was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1911. He pursued a degree in education and attended Lincoln University, Boston University and New York University. At New York University he began taking courses in art. During his time there, he served as the art editor and lead cartoonist at a journal called The Medley. To further his creative passions, Bearden attended the Art Students League of New York. From 1935 to 1937, he was the editorial cartoonist for the Baltimore Afro-American.
Bearden worked as a social worker from the mid-1930s until the 1960s. He continued creating art during his evenings and weekends and began exhibiting in solo shows across the United States in the 1940s. Bearden would go on to exhibit throughout Europe.
Bearden was a prolific writer on social issues, and his words complemented his art. He was active in African American advocacy groups and helped found important community art venues and organizations like the Harlem Cultural Council in 1964 and the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1968. He also published books on art and African American art history.
Bearden earned many prestigious honors, including honorary doctorates from Davidson College, Atlanta University, Carnegie Mellon University and Pratt Institute. Bearden also received the New York City Mayor’s Award of Honor for Art and Culture in 1984 and the National Medal of Arts in 1987, presented by President Ronald Reagan. He died in New York City on March 12, 1988.
Today, Bearden's work is held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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$5,500
H 21.75 in W 29.25 in D 1 in
The Fall of Troy 1979 Signed Limited Edition Screenprint
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: The Fall of Troy Year: 1979 Print Screenprint Size : 29.25'' x 21.75'' inches Image size: 24" x 18" inches Edition: signed in pencil, and numbered XX...
Screen
$5,500
H 21.75 in W 29.25 in D 1 in
Circe turns the companion of Odysseus into a swine 1978 Screenprint
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: Circe turns the companion of Odysseus into a swine Year: 1978 Print Silkscreen : 29.¼" x 21.¾" inches Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 3/125 Roma...
Screen
$3,200
H 25 in W 31 in D 1 in
Romare Bearden Silkscreen "Circe into Swine", Signed, HC 1/30, Odyssey Suite
By Romare Bearden
Located in Toledo, OH
Romare Bearden (1911-1988) silkscreen print lithograph "Circe into Swine". This lithograph is part of the Odyssey Suite, which reimagines classical mythology through the lens of Afri...
Paper
$3,295
H 26.75 in W 32.75 in
Romare Bearden Lithograph, Artist's Proof, 1979, Framed, Morning
By Romare Bearden
Located in Washington, DC
Title: Morning Medium: Lithograph in colors Year: 1979 Edition: AP (artist's proof, aside from the edition of 175) Signature: Stamped signature Image Size: 21 3/4" x 27 3/4" Sheet Si...
Lithograph
$10,000
H 19.75 in W 22.675 in
Romare Bearden Sorcerer's Village 1976 Screenprint Edition of 125
By Romare Bearden
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: Sorcerer's Village Medium: Screen-print in Colors on Wove Paper Sheet Size: 19.75" x 22.675" (Unframed) Edition: 42/125 Year: 1976 Inscription: Signed, ...
Screen, Wove Paper
$16,000
H 25.25 in W 32.5 in D 1 in
"Carolina Memory (Tidings), Screenprint, Signed Artist Proof, 1970-72
By Romare Bearden
Located in Astoria, NY
Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988), "Carolina Memory (Tidings)", Screenprint in Colors, 1970-1972, signed in pencil lower right right, artist proof, marked "AP" lower left, giltwoo...
Paper, Screen
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 26 in W 33.75 in D 0.1 in
BEARDEN Early Carolina Morning Serigraph African American Art
By Romare Bearden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction silkscreen poster features Romare Bearden's vibrant work Early Carolina Morning, published by American Vision Gallery Inc. The piece has ...
Screen
$7,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.5 in W 27.75 in
MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
MORNING is an original limited edition lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. MORNING by the African Am...
Lithograph
$3,295
H 30.25 in W 25.25 in
Romare Bearden Lithograph Print, Framed, 1979, Mecklenburg Autumn
By Romare Bearden
Located in Washington, DC
Title: Mecklenburg Autumn Medium: Lithograph in colors Year: 1979 Edition: AP (artist's proof, aside from the edition of 175) Signature: Stamped signature Image Size: 22 1/4" x 17 1/...
Lithograph
$7,500
H 19.75 in W 22.25 in
SORCERERS VILLAGE Signed Serigraph, Abstract Collage Figures, African Masks
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
SORCERERS VILLAGE is a colorful limited edition serigraph printed using traditional hand serigraphy/silkscreen printing methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free by the r...
Lithograph
Memories #2
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: Memories #2 Year: 1981 Medium: Ink, Dye Paint and Collage, signed left Paper Size: 8.8 x 9.8 inches Frame Size: 11 x 15 inches
Dye, Ink
Bridgetown Barbados, Oil Monotype by Romare Bearden
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
A unique oil print by Romare Bearden circa 1980. A bright city scene illustrated in a modern expressionist style. Artist: Romare Bearden, American (1911 - 1988) Title: Bridgetown, ...
Monoprint, Oil
Sunrise Coffee
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Romare Bearden Title: Sunrise Coffee Year: 1970 Medium: Collage and Mixed Media on Masonite, signed left and verso Size: 18 in. x 21 in. (45.72 cm x 53.34 cm) Frame Si...
Masonite
The Soul Never Dwells in a Dry Place
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Romare Bearden, American (1911 - 1988) Title: The Soul Never Dwells in a Dry Place Date: October, 1946 Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed l.l. Size: 24 in. x 31 in. (60.96 ...
Oil
High Surf Orient Bay, St. Martin, Abstract Oil Monotype by Romare Bearden
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
A unique oil monotype by Romare Bearden circa 1980. Reminiscent of the artist’s watercolor paintings, he used thinned oil to produce the crashing waves in bold bright colors. Artist...
Monotype
Renaissance, Signed Aquatint Etching with Carborundum Collage by Max Papart
By Max Papart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Renaissance by Max Papart, French (1911–1994) Date: circa 1980 Aquatint Etching with Carborundum, Collage, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 10 Image Size: 24 x 21 inches Size...
Etching, Intaglio
Through collage, painting and printmaking, the artist foregrounded Black life in America in revolutionary new ways.
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