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Lot 1790

Romare Bearden

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(New York/North Carolina, 1911-1988)

Caribbean Landscape, 1983-1985, A.P. edition VIII/VIII aside from an edition of 200, signed middle right edge "Romare/Bearden", serigraph, 29-1/2 x 42-3/8 in.; modern frame, with UV filtering  Plexi-glass, 33-7/8 x 46-3/4 in.

Provenance: Presumed Estate of Romare Bearden; Obelisk Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts; Private Collection, Charlotte, North CarolinaNote:

This state is very rare, representing a color and composition state that was later adjusted by Bearden.

Literature: Gelburd, Gail, [A Graphic Odyssey: Romare Bearden as Printmaker] Philadelphia, PA: The University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995, no. 70, pg. 88 (lot accompanied by copy of exhibition catalog)

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Condition

floated, not removed from conservation framing, good condition