Dec 10, 2020 - Sale 2554

Sale 2554 - Lot 125

Price Realized: $ 6,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
ROMARE BEARDEN (1911 - 1988)
Group of four drawings.

Ink and felt-tip pen on thin vellum, circa 1980. Each 254x203mm; 10x8 inches.

With--Two pencil sketches on yellow paper, circa 1980. Both 292x203 mm; 11 1/2x8 inches.

These sketches by Romare Bearden illustrate such well known works as Mr. Jeremiah's Sunset Guitar, Pittsburgh Memories, The Train and The Prevalence of Ritual series.

Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, New York; thence by descent, private collection, New York.