African American Antique

Exceptional African American pine burr quilt. All hand quilted and pieced.

This extraordinary African American crazy quilt, hand-pieced and embroidered in the early 1900s. 

I thought this was a piece of American folk art. I am now told that it’s possibly African in origin.

This beautiful hand-stitched quilt, dating to the American Civil War era (circa 1860–1870), originates from the deep South—likely Alabama or Georgia—and stands as a powerful example ...

LARGE PAINTING African American Female Nude RAOUL MIDDLEMAN Baltimore Maryland Large abstract expressionist painting of a seated African American female nude.

Rare 1920s Art Deco Print of an African American Jazz Age Club by Everett Walsh.

This expressive painting by Francis William Edmunds offers a compelling glimpse into 19th-century American genre painting, a field in which Edmunds was a recognized master. Known for...

A wonderfully vivid view of a Savannah fruit market by Harry Leslie Hoffman, dating to his 1914 trip to the city. Hoffman paints the figures with remarkable confidence and sets them...

This technique was widely embraced in 19th-century New England and by African American communities in the Southern United States—most famously seen in the Gee’s Bend quilts of Alabama.

Antique American Hooked rug with floral design and circles, rug N15-0304, country of origin / type: United States / Hooked, circa 1920 Ingenious in style, color and composition, t...

James Lesesne Wells was an American painter, printmaker, educator, and pioneering figure of the Harlem Renaissance, whose work established a vital connection between African heritage...

He was committed from early on to using modern aesthetics to create positive representations of African Americans. Like many of his contemporaries, he studied African carvings.

The work bears comparison to American genre paintings of the same period, including the narrative scenes of William Sidney Mount, albeit without Mount’s sympathetic realism, as well ...

Most notably Dr Sarah Parker Redmond, an African American abolitionist who lived in the UK but also Harriot Stanton Blatch (American), spent years in London and was deeply influenced...

In the early 1880s, Roseland began to paint genre scenes featuring African Americans after Emancipation. Even though he had never visited the South, his imagined scenes of everyday a...

This lithography is from Carl Wilhelm Hahn's work titled "Birds from Asia, Africa, America & New Holland in Illustrations after Nature with Descriptions by Him and Several Naturalist...

Excellent quality and condition full length portrait of the young African American girl seated in a tallback oak dining chair in summer dress distinguished by the white doll in her p...

This lithography is from Carl Wilhelm Hahn's work titled "Birds from Asia, Africa, America & New Holland in Illustrations after Nature with Descriptions by Him and Several Naturalist...

Here One of five tables printed for the Tables of the Principal Peoples of Europe, Asia, Africa, America and the Discoveries of Captain Cook and De La Perouse by J.

That same year, her painting Mother and Child, depicting African-American figures won her much recognition.

His international acclaim includes having patrons in Dubai, Spain, New Zealand, France, South Africa, America, and Oman, with the Sultan of Oman being one of his notable collectors.

Dimensions: 80” x 94” Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s Place of Origin: Southern, United States Material: Cotton, Applique Condition: Good The Persian Knot, SKU: 22...

Antique hunters powder horn buffalo African ethnographic.

Dimensions: 71” x 72” Date of Manufacture: Late 1800s Place of Origin: Pennsylvania, United States Material: Cotton, Applique Condition: Excellent The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 1905...

Dimensions: 60” x 78” Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of 19th Century Place of Origin: United States Material: Silk Fabric Condition: Wear consistent with age and use The Persia...

Antique Oversized Neoclassical Style Wall Sconces - Pair Discover a piece of history with this exquisite pair of antique oversized neoclassical style wall sconces, once gracing the ...

Research identifies Cedar Top as an African American school in Kentucky, and this quilt documents the school community immediately before the establishment of the Cedar Top Rosenwald...

Full of energy and elegance, this genre scene of African Americans eating and chatting in a 1920s lunchroom -- dressed to the nines in furs, fashionable hats and wide-lapeled suits -...

Goldye Steiner was best known as "Die Schwartze Khaznte," and was apparently the first African-American woman to serve as a cantor in a Jewish sunagogue.

This print comes from Hahn's ornithological collection, "Vögel aus Asien, Africa, America & Neuholland in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen," which included birds from va...

“Reclining Nude, c. 1930” by Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) This wonderful original ink drawing highlights Nevelson’s interest in the early 20th century avant-garde. Inspired by Picass...

In an era when fine art and natural history museums commissioned artists to travel the world to draw, paint and sculpt the native cultures they saw, Paul Travis' travels to Africa we...

Pearson Thornton [written next to the African American figure on the left] Beautifully matted and mounted in a birds eye maple frame.

As Japan became a more open society in the late 1800's, sailors from overseas visited the ports (in this case Kobe) and their influence is depicted in the Kobe rendition of an Africa...

One of his noted pupils at the Art Institute was Archibald Motley, Jr. the famous African American "Harlem" Renaissance painters. Motley credits Buehr with being one of his finest te...

Dimensions: 32” x 32” Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s Place of Origin: Pennsylvania, United States Material: Cotton Condition: Good The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: ...

Antique Map of the South Atlantic, c. 1800s Engraving 20 x 28 in. Framed: 25 3/4 x 33 3/4 in.

He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large.

Dimensions: 74" x 80" Date of Manufacture: Mid 1800s Place of Origin: NE United States Material: Wool Condition: Good The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 1584 American Coverlets, J...

Very kool piece of African art. I am not exactly sure how old, but from bottom of base I would guess 1st quarter of 20th century. It is all wood and depicts what I believe is an Afri...

Duncanson born in 1819, was an African American Hudson River School artist who painted the south before the Civil War, until his death in 1872.

George Balanchine created two roles for Arthur Mitchell, ensuring him a place in American ballet history. In 1969, he founded the first African-American classical ballet company, Da...

On February 23, 1892, Mr. Henry Bowman, an African American, was awarded patent #469,395, Device for Making Flags, in which he patented the use of zig-zag stitching specifically for ...

Passageway North Africa was executed during Walter’s extensive travels throughout Spain, Northern Africa, and the Dalmatian coast. These works are magnificent snapshots –pictorial po...

He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large.

This map is roughly centered on South America, but includes most of Africa, the southern part of North America and the West Indies.

This print comes from Hahn's ornithological collection, "Vögel aus Asien, Africa, America & Neuholland in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen," which included birds from va...

The elder Bassett published an article supporting equal rights for African Americans that stirred up a local controversy, given the politics of the time in this Southern town and sta...

Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van America.' Very attractive map of North and South America, the western part of Africa and south west Europe.

Along with her first husband, they started collecting American paintings in the 1950’s when they were out of public favor.

He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large.

He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large.

He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large.

He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large.

He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large.

He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large.

He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large.

He was Vogue's first African-American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large.

He is best remembered as an important influence on the internationally renowned African American painter from Pennsylvania, Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859 – 1937).

Whether cherished as a collector’s piece or admired as wall art, this rare floral appliqué quilt is a captivating tribute to America’s quilting legacy. Dimensions: 78” x 81” Date of...