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Bessie Smith

"Bessie Smith" - Musician's Portrait Etching on Paper (A/P)
Located in Soquel, CA
"Bessie Smith" - Musician's Portrait Etching on Paper (A/P) Clean and modern drypoint etching of a
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1970s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Drypoint

Bessie Smith - If You Don't Like My Peaches - Don't Shake My Tree
By Stephen Longstreet
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Bessie Smith - If You Don't Like My Peaches - Don't Shake My Tree Collage, 1980 Signed and dated in
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Magazine Paper

Original Los Angeles (California) 1964 vintage travel poster Mid Century Modern
Located in Spokane, WA
: Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, Ma Rainey, Jimmy Rushing, Howlin’ Wolf, Billie Holiday, and
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1960s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Offset

Large Richard Merkin Painting Harlem Jazz Club, New Yorker Magazine Cover Artist
By Richard Merkin
Located in Surfside, FL
Chicago, often with such performers as Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters, whose staging he helped design. He
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1990s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
in a Red Dress is thought to be Bessie Smith, whom he drew many times when she was recording and
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1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

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Cotton Club
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ellington, Adelaide Hall,[1][2] Count Basie, Bessie Smith, Cab Calloway, The Nicholas Brothers, Lottie Gee
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Materials

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Bessie Smith For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact bessie smith you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the modern style, while we also have 2 modern versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a bessie smith may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right bessie smith for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, orange and gold. Finding an appealing bessie smith — no matter the origin — is easy, but Power Boothe, Charles Alston, Nancy Graves, Stephen Longstreet and Richard Merkin each produced popular versions that are worth a look. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in oil paint, paint and paper. A large bessie smith can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 14.5 high and 11.75 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Bessie Smith?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a bessie smith in our inventory may begin at $920 and can go as high as $15,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,500.