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Self Portrait, Expressionist, Figurative, African American Art
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Self Portrait" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 47" x 28.5" oil on canvas portrait features Harmon at a young age of about 25 years old. ...
Category
1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 55 in. W 36.5 in. D 2 in.
"My Art is My Voice", Mixed Media, Figurative, African American, Bright Colors
Located in Detroit, MI
“My Art is My Voice” is the cry of an African American artist whose life is art and whose focus is to give power to his thoughts and words as expressed through art. Darin's art is at...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Board
African Idol — African-American artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Elmer Harris (Beni E. Kosh), Untitled (African Idol), watercolor, c. 1950s. Estate stamped verso, 'Beni E Kosh COLLECTION' and numbered '570' in ink. A fine, spontaneous wat...
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
His and Her's - Expressionist Figurative Painting of an African American Couple
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
Parris Jaru's His and Her's is a 40 x 36 inches oil painting representing an African American young couple. The surface is defined by a thick impasto of paint, made with plant based ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment
H 40 in. W 36 in. D 1.5 in.
Survivor — African American artist
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Elizabeth Catlett, 'Survivor', linocut, 1983, edition 1000. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered '582/1000' in pencil. A fine impression, on heavy, cream wove paper, with full margins...
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Pair of African American Portraits
By Josef Presser
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Josef Presser (Poland, United States, 1907 - 1967)
“Pair of African American Portraits”
9 x 7” each, Gouache on paper (One signed) circa 1945
About
Josef Presser was born in Lublin...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
6th City Wire Works — African-American artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Elmer Harris (Beni E. Kosh), '6th City Wire Works', watercolor, c. 1950s. Estate stamped verso, 'Beni E Kosh COLLECTION' and numbered '859' in ink. A fine, spontaneous waterc...
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait African American Woman Modernist Framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting portrait of an African American woman in a unique coat. The reverse of the painting has the start of another composition and the word "Howard" wri...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figure study of an African American man by American Impressionist artist Genevieve Rogers. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her work. Presented in a new cream ...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
The Busy Block — African American subject
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Daphne French Dunbar, 'The Busy Block', lithograph, c. 1935, edition 20. Signed, titled, and numbered '5/20' in pencil. Initialed in the stone, lower right. Inscribed 'To Katie with ...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Drawing Class — African American subject
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Shirley Tattersfield, 'The Drawing Class', lithograph, 1949, edition 30. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '15/30' in pencil. A fine impression, on cream, wove paper, with full mar...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Mamas Shock" African American Black Folk Artist
By Leon Collins
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leon Collins (Born 1930) Born Galveston Texas Artist Image Size: 28 x 21.75 Medium: Oil "Mama's Shock"
Category
1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil on artist's board, late 20th century, signed "P. Zimmerman" lower right; [Sight: 8 1/2" x 20 1/2"; Frame: 12 1/2" x 25"]. Reminiscent of the Mid Century Social Realist and WPA wo...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Enough Said Already" is a large acrylic collage painting with photograph portraits integrated into it, as well as ticket stubs, and text. It includes imagery that references African...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
H 48 in. W 36 in. D 2 in.
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist.
the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included.
Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist.
the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included.
Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
"Untitled" Bob Thompson, Figurative Black Art, African-American, Gauguin Fauvist
By Bob Thompson
Located in Larchmont, NY
Bob Thompson (1937 - 1966)
Untitled, 1964
Felt tip pen on printed paper
11 x 20 1/2 inches
Provenance:
The artist
Kathy Komaroff Goodman (gift from the artist)
Hollis Taggart, New Y...
Category
1960s Fauvist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Magazine Paper, Felt Pen
1929 African American Woodcut "Jazz"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Incredible early 20th century woodcut of an African American Jazz scene. It is tiled Jazz and dated 1929. It is also signed or monogrammed illegibly and marked A/P. The paper measure...
Category
1920s Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist.
the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included.
Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist.
the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included.
Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist.
the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included.
Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Expressionist Painting with Portrait of an African American Person
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
Parris Jaru's "Angel on My Shoulder" is a 40 x 21 inches expressionist oil paint with a portrait of an African American person. The main colors are a very bright yellow and green and...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment
H 40 in. W 21 in. D 1 in.
Abstract painting w/ photograph & collage objects, Black African-American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Pearl's World" is a large acrylic painting with a photograph portrait and a number of found objects integrated into the painting, including pearls, metal pins, tickets, and text. Th...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 20.5 x 18 image 14.5 x 12
Heinz Hugo Erich Elsas, (German-Brazilian 1925-1994) later known as Harry Elsas. Muralist, writer, designer best known as a painter.
Born in 1925 in...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns & Lavenders, Sculptural
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
“Queen” is a stunning iconic portrait of a young woman coming into the full flower of her beauty and developing power. She is set in a sculptural scene of softly rounded forms surro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 55 in. W 45 in. D 4 in.
"Things I See" Dancers, Drums, Ancestors, Symbolism, African-American, Colors
By Michael Horner
Located in Detroit, MI
"Things I See" is a great example of the "Joie de Vivre" that Michael Horner brings to his paintings and his abstracted figures that are alive with music and dance. Even the clothing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mondo Negro III — African-American artist
By Camille Billops
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Camille Billops, 'Mondo Negro III, color etching, 2000, edition 20. Signed, dated, titled and numbered '7/20' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on heavy off-white wove pa...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
African American Mother and Child by Peggy Dodds Circa 1940's
By Peggy Dodds
Located in Rochester, NY
Fashionably dressed African American mother and child by Peggy Dodds (1900-1987). Large oil on canvas. Circa 1940's. Unframed. please, contact us for shipping options.
Presented by ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 46 in. W 30 in. D 1 in.
Portraits of African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
Francks Deceus's "Hero" is a 24 x 48 inches mixed media work on canvas with collage. The work is partitioned in two distinct images. On the left side the artist depicted a baseball p...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
All the While: cinematic photograph, interior w/ Black African American woman
By Nadine Rovner
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nadine Rovner orchestrates lush cinematic scenes, exploring a visual world of heightened tension, anticipation, anxiety, longing and desire. These carefully staged, richly textured e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
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
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
The painting is signed Sykes and dated 1960 lower right.
It has "Maltby Sykes, 1911- for Leon" written on the stretcher verso
It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman o...
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1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Every Time I Feel the Spirit: African American collage painting w/ figures, blue
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Every Time I Feel the Spirit" is a collage / painting created from acrylic and collage on leather mounted on gold MDF panel with predominant blue. The work itself is 24" x 22", fram...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Leather, Archival Paper
H 24.5 in. W 22.5 in. D 1.5 in.
"History of Detroit" Linoleum Cut, Black Ink, African American, Mural Style
Located in Detroit, MI
"History of Detroit" is in the style of a mural by the master muralist from the city of Detroit, Hubert Massey. It renders in dramatic composition the over 300 year history of this b...
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
In the Nick of Time: African American collage painting w/ found objects & figure
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"In The Nick Of Time" is an abstract collage / painting created from acrylic and found objects on leather mounted on round MDF panel. The work itself is 20" diameter, framed to 23" d...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Leather, Fiberboard, Found Objects, Acrylic
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Demark
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
FUGUE Signed Original Lithograph, Music, Balloons, African American Art
By Hughie Lee-Smith
Located in Union City, NJ
Fugue is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the African American artist Hughie Lee-Smith printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% ac...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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 African American artist James Denmark, printed using hand lithography on Arches paper 100% acid free. Rich, vi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
QUILTING TIME Signed Lithograph, African American Culture, Interior Scene, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
QUILTING TIME is an original limited edition lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. QUILTING TIME by th...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Steinhardt Woodcut Marian Anderson Signed African American, Israeli Bezalel Art
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
Portrait in black and white, woodblock print. Pencil signed by both Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 and Marian Anderson. Very rare thus. (Commissioned by Dr. Leon Kolb, San Francisco)
3...
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 22.75 in. W 14.25 in. D .1 in.
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
THE CONVERSATION is an original limited edition lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. THE CONVERSATION...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Motif. Abstract, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Motif (Abstract) in orange abstract.
From the small edition of 10. from 1982. I am not sure if this is a woodcut or woodblock print or a silkscreen screenprint or some combination.
...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
SHARING THE CHORES Signed Lithograph Black Women African American Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
SHARING THE CHORES is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist JONATHAN GREEN printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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: 1963
Medium: Ink on heavy archival paper
Size: 16.75 x 14 inches
Condition: Good
Pr...
Category
1980s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Motif (Purple), African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut or Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Motif (Abstract) in lavender purple.
From the small edition of 10. from 1982. I am not sure if this is a woodcut or woodblock print or a silkscreen screenprint or some combination.
...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
"Black Dancer," Art Deco Depiction of African American Female Figure, Rare
By William Wallace Rosenbauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
With her elbows jutting to the side and her hips thrust forward, the viewer can almost picture this dancer out on the floor, her dress flaring and her shoulders glistening from the h...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 16.5 in. W 6.5 in. D 3 in.
Motif, Gold Abstract African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Motif (Abstract) in orange, blue and gold abstract.
From the small edition of 10. from 1982. I am not sure if this is a woodcut or woodblock print or a silkscreen screenprint or some...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Motif, Orange Blue, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Motif (Abstract) in orange and blue abstract.
From the small edition of 10. from 1982. I am not sure if this is a woodcut or woodblock print or a silkscreen screenprint or some combi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Gemsbok African Running Antelope Bronze Signed by Madleine Kay
Located in Pasadena, CA
1980s Gemsbok African Running Antelope Gilded Bronze original Statue signed by Madleine Kay
So artistic piece of job for medium size statue whole body of antelope Standing on one of...
Category
1980s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
African Tribal Celebration: Alex Haley Roots for Readers Digest
By Noel Sickles
Located in Miami, FL
Complex and detailed epic scale history painting of an African tribal celebration with an on looking king. The work has an abundant amount of detail from the style and character of t...
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
African Tribal Celebration: Alex Haley Roots for Readers Digest
By Noel Sickles
Located in Miami, FL
Complex and detailed epic scale history painting of an African tribal celebration with an on-looking king. The work has an abundant amount of detail from the style and character of t...
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Folk Art Bill Potts African American Found Object, Cowboy Dan Bronco Busting Man
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This painted wood "diorama" The Rodeo Cowboy Dan The Bronco Busting Man by African American sculptor Bill Potts is a fantastic example of the well know sculptors work. He takes a sce...
Category
Vintage 1980s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 12.5 in. W 19.75 in. D 10.25 in.
Performer w African Mask, Asian Fan, predominantly black and white oil on panel
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created with oil on panel, and using her non-dominant hand, the performers series reveals the rich brushwork and deft confidence with which Audrey Anastasi paints her compelling imag...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Untitled (Profile of an African Woman)
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Boris Lovet-Lorski, Untitled (Profile of an African Woman), lithograph, edition 250, 1929. Signed and numbered 15 in pencil. Number 15 of Volume 2, a series of 10 lithographs publish...
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Gathering, North Africa
By Martha Walter
Located in New York, NY
Walter devoted her long and successful career to painting life as she saw it with overtones of Impressionism and Modernism. Preferring to paint plein air, her subjects were often uns...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Cuban Artist Pastel Drawing African American Emilio Cruz Bonnie & Clyde Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Emilio Cruz (1938-2004)
Bonnie and Clyde
Pastel on paper
Hand signed lower right
Dimensions Framed H 15-7/8" W 18-1/2", Sight H 13-1/2" W 16-1/8"
Emilio Antonio Cruz (1938 – 2004) ...
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Sexy Gag Cartoon. E. Simms Campbell was the first African American Cartoonist
By E. Simms Campbell
Located in Miami, FL
Elmer Simms Campbell was a brilliant illustrator and cartoon artist and was also the first African American cartoonist to be nationally syndicated in major newsstand magazines such a...
Category
1940s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board, Casein
"Gabriel", African-American Portrait, Figurative, Reds
By Ijania Cortez
Located in Detroit, MI
"Gabriel" is a painting showing Ijana's masterful use of color. In the foreground an African-American man is painted in profile in a warm red glow while the same figure is depicted b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"What do you mean your wife" First African American Illustrator - Black Artist
By E. Simms Campbell
Located in Miami, FL
E. Simms Campbel was the first major African American Illustrator. He did covers for Esquire Magazine starting in the 1930s.
He created the famous bulging-eyed Esquire Mascot “Esky....
Category
1950s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Board
Original South Africa Place in the Sun mid-century vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original South Africa a Place in the Sun vintage travel poster. Linen-backed and ready to frame. This is now a rare original poster to find for this South Africa travel. Very...
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
H 38 in. W 24 in. D .05 in.
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