Feb 17, 2011 - Sale 2237

Sale 2237 - Lot 144

Price Realized: $ 13,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
ROMARE BEARDEN (1911 - 1988)
The Family.

Color etching and aquatint, 1975. 495x657mm; 19 1/2x25 7/8 inches, full margins. Trial proof, aside from the edition of 175. Printed by the Printmaking Workshop, New York. Published by Transworld Art, Inc., New York. From An American Portrait, 1776 - 1976. A very good impression with vibrant colors.

This very scarce, working proof includes Bearden's pencil notations throughout the image, indicating certain areas where he intended to lighten or otherwise change the colors in the final impression. Gelburd/Rosenberg GG#55A.