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African American Abstract Art

Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.

Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.

By Roland Ayers

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

. Ayers holds the distinction of having participated in the first important survey of African-Americans

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Gas Station Attendant (African American artist)
Gas Station Attendant (African American artist)

Gas Station Attendant (African American artist)

By Earl Hill

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

his death. REFERENCE: The Hewitt Collection of African-American Art Educators Guide Education M.A

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)

Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study) Year

Category

1980s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

'Cascade' — Contemporary African American Artist
'Cascade' — Contemporary African American Artist

'Cascade' — Contemporary African American Artist

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

in many museum collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Whitney Museum of American

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Conté, Oil, Acrylic, Felt Pen

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Untitled (African American Quilt 2)

Mae EngronUntitled (African American Quilt 2), ca 1990

Unavailable

H 34.25 in W 39 in D 1 in

Untitled (African American Quilt 2)

By Mae Engron

Located in Culver City, CA

Mae Engron invokes African American quilting traditions in this oil painting on canvas. Painted in

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstraction II — African American artist
Abstraction II — African American artist

Abstraction II — African American artist

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Modern Art

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Abstraction I — African American artist
Abstraction I — African American artist

Abstraction I — African American artist

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Expressionist Painting with Portrait of an African American Person
Expressionist Painting with Portrait of an African American Person

Expressionist Painting with Portrait of an African American Person

By Parris Jaru

Located in New York, NY

African American person. The primary colors are very bright yellow and green, and brown. The canvas has a

Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist
Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist

Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist

By Americus Long

Located in Surfside, FL

Not much is known about African-American “Outsider Art” painter Americus Long. Long was self

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Portrait of an African-American Man
Portrait of an African-American Man

Portrait of an African-American Man

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Edwin Kosarek (b.1929). Portrait, 1951. Oil on masonite panel, 20 x 24 inches; 25 x 29 inches in period frame. Signed and dated on verso. Edwin Kosarek Born: 1929 Studied: The Ci...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Ladies Auxiliary of Shiloh AME (African-American church)
Ladies Auxiliary of Shiloh AME (African-American church)

Ladies Auxiliary of Shiloh AME (African-American church)

By Earl Hill

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Collection of African-American Art Educators Guide Education M.A. E.d. College of the City of New York, NY

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

The Owl (abstract African-American artist)
The Owl (abstract African-American artist)

The Owl (abstract African-American artist)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

. Mus. Sch. & Univ. Penn., 1939-41; Tyler Sch. Art, Temple Univ., 1945-48; Acad. Julian, Paris, France

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

'African Idol' — 1930s American Modernism
'African Idol' — 1930s American Modernism

'African Idol' — 1930s American Modernism

By Robert Vale Faro

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Robert Vale Faro, untitled (African Idol), serigraph, c. 1940, edition 6. Signed in pencil. A fine

Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Sweetheart, collectible lt ed beach towel/wall hanging African American art star
Sweetheart, collectible lt ed beach towel/wall hanging African American art star

Sweetheart, collectible lt ed beach towel/wall hanging African American art star

By Glenn Ligon

Located in New York, NY

Glenn Ligon Sweetheart, ca. 2015 Silkscreen on 100% Large Beach Towel Artists authorized printed signature on the attached tag Unnumbered 60 × 70 inches Unframed Brand new, excellen...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Screen

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Angelic -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Nature, Africa
Angelic -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Nature, Africa

Angelic -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Nature, Africa

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Josue M Pierre ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

NO PLACE LIKE HOME Signed Lithograph, Black Family, Vintage Kitchen Scene
NO PLACE LIKE HOME Signed Lithograph, Black Family, Vintage Kitchen Scene

NO PLACE LIKE HOME Signed Lithograph, Black Family, Vintage Kitchen Scene

By Louis Delsarte

Located in Union City, NJ

NO PLACE LIKE HOME is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) by the African American artist Louis Delsarte printed using hand lithography...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts

By James Denmark

Located in Union City, NJ

BACKYARD by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free using traditional hand lithography techn...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

BEARDEN Early Carolina Morning Serigraph African American Art
BEARDEN Early Carolina Morning Serigraph African American Art

BEARDEN Early Carolina Morning Serigraph African American Art

By Romare Bearden

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This reproduction silkscreen poster features Romare Bearden's vibrant work Early Carolina Morning, published by American Vision Gallery Inc. The piece has been reproduced with the pe...

Category

1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

The House of Shango — African American artist
The House of Shango — African American artist

The House of Shango — African American artist

By Samella Lewis

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Samella Sanders Lewis, 'The House of Shango', lithograph, 1992, edition 60. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '31/60' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on Arches cream ...

Category

1990s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

FAMILY IN BLUE Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Azure Blue, Warm Brown
FAMILY IN BLUE Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Azure Blue, Warm Brown

FAMILY IN BLUE Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Azure Blue, Warm Brown

By Geoffrey Holder

Located in Union City, NJ

FAMILY IN BLUE is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Trinidadian-American artist, Geoffrey Holder an actor, dancer, choreographer, singer, and Tony Award-winnin...

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture
AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture

AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American master artist and collagist Romare Bearden printed using traditional hand lithography meth...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

FALLING STAR is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned African American ...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American

By James Denmark

Located in Union City, NJ

THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American artist James Denmark, printed using hand lithography on Arches paper 100% acid free. THE FAMILY is a ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones
Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones

Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones

Located in Southampton, NY

Silkscreen on vélin paper. Paper Size: 22 x 17 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, 1996. Published by The ...

Category

1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage
THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage

THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

THE LANTERN is an original, handmade limited edition lithograph printed in 13 colors from hand drawn lithography plates using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerse...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Windows"
"Windows"

Jacob Lawrence"Windows", c. 1977

$743,750

H 19 in W 22 in

"Windows"

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this work by Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000). Provenance: This painting is from the private collection of Gwen Lawrence, wid...

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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