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Romare Bearden Abstract Prints

American, 1911-1988

Romare Bearden was an inventive American modern artist whose unique visual style set him apart. Working with a variety of media, Bearden made paintings distinguished by a bold use of color and rich texture. His figurative, landscape and portrait prints had influences ranging from Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso to traditional Japanese, Chinese and African art.

Bearden was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1911. He pursued a degree in education and attended Lincoln University, Boston University and New York University. At New York University he began taking courses in art. During his time there, he served as the art editor and lead cartoonist at a journal called The Medley. To further his creative passions, Bearden attended the Art Students League of New York. From 1935 to 1937, he was the editorial cartoonist for the Baltimore Afro-American.

Bearden worked as a social worker from the mid-1930s until the 1960s. He continued creating art during his evenings and weekends and began exhibiting in solo shows across the United States in the 1940s. Bearden would go on to exhibit throughout Europe.

Bearden was a prolific writer on social issues, and his words complemented his art. He was active in African American advocacy groups and helped found important community art venues and organizations like the Harlem Cultural Council in 1964 and the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1968. He also published books on art and African American art history.

Bearden earned many prestigious honors, including honorary doctorates from Davidson College, Atlanta University, Carnegie Mellon University and Pratt Institute. Bearden also received the New York City Mayor’s Award of Honor for Art and Culture in 1984 and the National Medal of Arts in 1987, presented by President Ronald Reagan. He died in New York City on March 12, 1988.

Today, Bearden's work is held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Artist: Romare Bearden
Mother and Child
By Romare Bearden
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint. Signed and numbered 200/15 in pencil by Bearden. Catalogue reference: Gelburd/Rosenberg GG#59
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1970s Modern Romare Bearden Abstract Prints

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Color, Screen

Morning (Carolina Morning)
By Romare Bearden
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on wove paper. Signed and numbered 74/175 in pencil by Bearden. Published by London Arts, Inc., Detroit. Catalogue reference: Gelburg...
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1970s Modern Romare Bearden Abstract Prints

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Color, Lithograph

Louisiana Serenade 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Romare Bearden Louisiana Serenade (from Jazz Series) - 1979 Print - Lithograph Framed - 33 x 42 inches Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 159/175 Romare Bearden is among the pree...
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1970s Abstract Romare Bearden Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

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    Romare Bearden is an artist best known for his inventive collage work. Bearden’s work depicts African American culture in a style derived from Cubism. Shop Bearden’s art on 1stDibs.

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