wann launched a new department devoted to African-American Fine Art in February 2007. Today, we are the only major auction house to conduct regular sales of this material. At each African-American Fine Art auction benchmarks have been set for works by important and lesser-known artists.
Sargent Johnson's Mask, copper repoussé with gilding, 1933, sold on October 7, 2010 for $67,200, a record for the artist.
Malvin Gray Johnson's Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, oil on canvas, 1928-29, was the first work by the artist to come to auction on February 23, 2010, when it brought $228,000.
Jacob Lawrence's Untitled (Two Card Players), gouache on brown composition board, circa 1941-42, sold for $67,200 on October 7, 2010.
Solid as a Rock (My God is a Rock), Charles White's linoleum cut on thin Japan paper, 1958, sold for $31,200 on February 23, 2010.
Elizabeth Catlett's iconic red cedar sculpture, Homage to My Young Black Sisters, 1968, standing 68 inches high, sold for a record $288,000 on October 8, 2009.
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Contact the Specialists
Nigel Freeman, Director
212-254-4710 ext.33
nfreeman@swanngalleries.com
Hillary Brody
212-254-4710 ext. 29
hbrody@swanngalleries.com
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
February 16, 2012
Features the first William T. Williams painting to appear at auction, a monumental 1971 acrylic on canvas titled Eastern Star.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
October 06, 2011
Features an exciting selection of approximately 160 lots of museum-quality paintings, sculptures and works on paper, including Hale Woodruff's Rape of Europa, oil on canvas, circa 1958.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
February 17, 2011
Featured Elizabeth Catlett's four-feet high cast bronze sculpture, Untitled (Standing African-American Woman), 1967, as well as a special section celebrating Romare Bearden's centennial. The sculpture sold for $108,000, a record for a Catlett sculpture in bronze.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
October 07, 2010
The sale included Robert Colescott's A Legend Dimly Told, featured in the 1983 Whitney Biennial, which sold for $132,000.
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OUT OF THE BLUE: MODERN ART & JAZZ
June 24, 2010
76 works by significant artists inspired by blues, jazz and improvisation, including Romare Bearden's collage Back Porch Serenade, 1977.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
February 23, 2010
Approximately 160 works from notable collections and estates--many of which were museum quality. Highlights included Untitled (Body Print) by David Hammons, pigment, ink and colored pencils on paper, 1977, which sold for $114,000.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
October 08, 2009
Featured signature works by prominent African-American artists. Highlights included John Biggers’s Shotguns, acrylic and oil on canvas, 1987, which sold for $216,000, a record price for the artist at auction (detail shown).
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
February 17, 2009
Museum-quality paintings, sculpture and works on paper from private collections represented all major 20th-century artistic movements. Highlights included Charles White's drawing Move On Up a Little Higher, 1961 (detail shown), which sold for $228,000.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
October 07, 2008
Highlights included Norman Lewis, Untitled, oil on canvas, circa 1960-64, which sold for $312,000.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
February 19, 2008
Highlights included works by Aaron Douglas, among them Emperor Jones, gouache on illustration board, 1926, sold for $90,000 (shown).
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THE GOLDEN STATE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART COLLECTION
October 04, 2007
Featured Works by John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Hughie Lee-Smith, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Charles White, and more.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
February 06, 2007
Our first auction devoted entirely to African-American Fine Art. Highlights included Jacob Lawrence's The Legend of John Brown, a portfolio with 22 color screenprints, 1977, which sold for a record $156,000 (detail shown).
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