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Romare Bearden
TENOR SERMON Signed Lithograph, Abstract Portrait Jazz Music Drum Sax Trombone

1979

About the Item

TENOR SERMON is a limited edition color lithograph by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden(September 2, 1911 – March 12, 1988), printed on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size of 175. TENOR SERMON 1979 from Romare Bearden's colorful JAZZ series of musical imagery, is an abstract portrait that captures the LIVE energy of a jazz ensemble featuring two saxophone players, drummer, and trombonist onstage performing. Bearden uses expressive fluid brushwork in this jazz portrait drawing utilizing a harmonious color palette consisting of light gray, light warm pink, chrome yellow, kelly green, hints of dark brown and muted alizarin crimson with the white of the paper creating visual contrast. Superb and FRESH interpretation of a live jazz musical performance by Romare Bearden whose colorful collage depictions of African American culture often included painted jazz scenes incorporating titles of favorite performances. He created specific artworks for record albums by Charlie Parker, Donald Byrd, and other musical greats. Print size - 24.5 x 34.75 inches, unframed, full bleed image, pencil signed by Romare Bearden Edition size - 175, plus proofs Year published - 1979 Romare Bearden, in full Romare Howard Bearden, (born September 2, 1911, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.—died March 12, 1988, New York City, New York), American painter, whose collages of photographs and painted paper on canvas depict aspects of American black culture in a style derived from Cubism. He is considered one of the most important African American artists of the 20th century. Bearden was born in North Carolina but grew up in New York City and Pittsburgh. He studied at the Art Students League in New York City with George Grosz (1936–37) and at Columbia University (1943). His early paintings were realistic and often religious in theme (e.g., The Annunciation, 1942). After military service during World War II, he lived in Paris (1950–51), studied at the Sorbonne, and traveled extensively in Europe. During this period he developed his mature, semiabstract collage style. He first achieved recognition in the mid-1940s, and by the 1960s he had come to be regarded as the preeminent collagist in the U.S. The narrative structure of Bearden’s paintings is simple and archetypal; ritual, music, and family are his pervasive themes. His works’ complexity lies in their poetic abstraction, in which layered fragments of colour and pattern evoke the rhythms, textures, and mysteries of a people’s experience (e.g., in Family, 1969). Bearden also was a songwriter and book illustrator, and he occasionally designed sets for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company. In 1990 the Romare Bearden Foundation was established to promote his work and to support African American artists. Artist bio - Encylopedia Britannica
  • Creator:
    Romare Bearden (1911 - 1988, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1979
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Width: 33.75 in (85.73 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Excellent condition, never been framed or mounted, fresh vivid colors, pencil signed by Romare Bearden, P/P(printers proof) aside from the edition of 175. Printers chop mark embossed on lower corner, Print documentation/COA will be provided.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU83238405812

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