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Romare BeardenBOPPING AT BIRDLAND (STOMP TIME) Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, Sax1979
1979
$5,500
£4,135.62
€4,782.05
CA$7,762.02
A$8,422.18
CHF 4,467.81
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NOK 55,252.30
SEK 52,323.86
DKK 35,696.04
About the Item
BOPPING AT BIRDLAND(STOMP TIME) is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size of 175 by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. A semi-abstract multicolor print in shades of red, yellow, blue, green, pink beige, white, gray and black - BOPPING AT BIRDLAND(STOMP TIME) is a lively jazz portrait drawn using expressive watercolor brushwork depicting a male jazz musician standing in profile playing saxophone, in front of an enthusiastic jazz club crowd of listeners. BOPPING AT BIRDLAND(STOMP TIME) is from the Jazz Suite of lithographs inspired by monoprints created by the master American artist, Romare Bearden in 1979.
Print size - 24 x 33.5 in., full bleed image, no margins, unframed, mint condition, fresh vivid colors. Hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, From the master printers private collection. Print documentation provided.
Edition size - 175, plus proofs
Year published - 1979
“Even though you go through these terrible experiences,
you come out feeling good. That’s what the blues say
and that’s what I believe—life will prevail.”
—Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden (1911-1988) was a prolific and multifaceted artist who worked in a wide range of media, including painting, collage, murals, album covers, book illustration, and stage design.
Born in North Carolina, he moved New York at a young age and grew up amidst the vibrant cultural scene of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. Bearden was drawn early on to the European avant-garde and to Old Master painting, and experimented with various modernist styles.
During the civil rights movement of the 1960s, however, themes of African American life began to dominate his work. His personal artistic language blended contemporary scenes, childhood memories, and religious and folkloric imagery. These were conveyed through a technique influenced by such diverse practices as cubist collage, quilting, and jazz music.
A longtime professional social worker in New York, Bearden was also active in several arts organizations dedicated to promoting minority artists and wrote frequently on art and social issues.
artist bio - SFMOMA
- Creator:Romare Bearden (1911 - 1988, American)
- Creation Year:1979
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)
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- Condition:Mint condition, never been framed or mounted, fresh vivid colors, pencil signed inscribed P.P.(Printers Proof) aside from the edition of 175. Printers chop mark embossed on lower corner.
- Gallery Location:Union City, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU832316932272
Romare Bearden
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.
On 1stDibs, find Romare Bearden’s prints, paintings, mixed media and more.
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