Romare Bearden Figurative 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
Jazz II Deluxe 1980 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden
Title: Jazz II Deluxe
Medium: Screen Print
Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 178/200
Size: 31 x 41½ inches
Romare Bearden (1911–1988) was a celebrated Afri...
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1980s Abstract Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Screen
The Open Door 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden
Title: The Open Door
Year: 1979
Print: Lithograph on Somerset Paper
Paper size : 22'' x 30''
Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 4/175
Romare Bearden is r...
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1970s Abstract Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
The Conversation 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Romare Bearden
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Romare Bearden
Title: Conversation
Year: 1979
Print - Lithograph on Somerset Paper
Paper size: 22'' x 30'' inches
Edition: signed & numbered in pencil, HC 5/15
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1970s Abstract Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
NOAH MEANS - A NEW DAY 1985 Lithograph Art Poster, Black Women, Purple, Green
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
ROMARE BEARDEN
NOAH MEANS - A NEW DAY
Year published - 1985
Commemorative Poster - Hofstra University - Noah Program
Poster size - 34.5 x 21 inches, unframed, unsigned
NOAH MEANS -...
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1980s Contemporary Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Offset
Girl in the Garden (Gelburd/Rosenberg 62)
By Romare Bearden
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Paper Size: 28.75 x 21.125 inches. Inscription: Hand signed and numbered, 33/150, as issued. Catalogue raisonné reference: Bearden, Romare, et al....
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1970s Expressionist Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
$7,200 Sale Price
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BOPPING AT BIRDLAND (STOMP TIME) Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, Sax
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
BOPPING AT BIRDLAND(STOMP TIME) is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size of 175 by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. A semi-abstract multicolor print in shades of red, yellow, blue, green, pink beige, white, gray and black - BOPPING AT BIRDLAND(STOMP TIME) is a lively jazz portrait...
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1970s Contemporary Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
LOUISIANA SERENADE Signed Lithograph, Two Men Playing Guitars, Woman on Veranda
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
LOUISIANA SERENADE is a limited edition color lithograph by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden, printed on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size of 175. LOUISIANA SERENADE, from Bearden's late 1970's colorful JAZZ series of musical imagery, captures a Southern evening depicting two male figures playing their guitars on the veranda while a seated woman sits listening beside a glowing glass chimney lamp. LOUISIANA SERENADE, printed in lush hues of green, red, yellow, purple, blue presents a free flowing watercolor-like abstract music portrait by the renowned American artist Romare Bearden.
Print size - 24.5 x 33.75 inches, unframed, excellent condition, fresh colors, full bleed image, no margins, hand signed in pencil by Romare Bearden, printer's chop mark embossed on lower edge, print documentation provided
Year Published - 1979
Edition size - 175, plus proofs
About the artist-
Romare Bearden (1911-1988)
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Romare Bearden is one of America’s most esteemed African American contemporary artists. Bearden grew up in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City and attended New York University where he received a degree in mathematics. Following graduation, Bearden turned his attention to art, pursuing further studies with George Grosz at the Art Students League.
The artist served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945. After leaving the Army, Bearden used funds from the GI Bill to travel to Europe for six months to study art history and philosophy at the Sorbonne. During this trip, Bearden had the opportunity to meet Henri Matisse, Georges Braque and Joan Miro, all of who had a strong influence on his artwork.
Bearden’s work on canvas and collages expressed the complexities of rural Black America. “My intention is to reveal through pictorial complexities of the life I know,” he said. He integrated scenes from his childhood in North Carolina and from New York City, including many rituals and social customs. Another theme throughout his work was music. Bearden grew up surrounded by musicians and loved jazz and blues.
Romare Bearden’s artwork can be found in numerous permanent collections around the country including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrospective exhibitions of Bearden’s art have been held by The Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte; the Museum of Modern Art; the Detroit Institute; and the Studio Museum in Harlem. As well, President Reagan...
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1970s Contemporary Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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...
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1970s Contemporary Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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 usi...
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1980s Contemporary Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Romare Bearden 1972 Mother and Child Screenprint
By Romare Bearden
Located in San Francisco, CA
Romare Bearden: 1911-1998. Very important and well listed African American artist with auction records over $770,000. He has an auction high over $31,000 for a single print. This imp...
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1970s Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Screen
Pepper Jelly Lady, Modern Lithograph, signed and numbered by Romare Bearden
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Romare Bearden, American (1911 - 1988) - Pepper Jelly Lady, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered, Edition: 113/150, Size: 26 x 21 in. (66.04 x 53.34 cm...
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1980s Modern Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
The Olympics, Signed Modern Art Screenprint by Romare Bearden
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Romare Bearden, American (1911 - 1988)
Title: The Olympics
Year: 1976
Medium: Serigraph on BFK Rives, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200
Paper Size: 40 x 25 in. (101....
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1970s Modern Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Screen
Louisiana Serenade from the Jazz Series
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Romare Bearden
Title: Louisiana Serenade (From the Jazz Series)
Year: 1979
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 175
Paper Size: 24.5 x 33.75 inches
Fram...
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1970s American Modern Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
OUT CHORUS( RHYTHM SECTION) Hand Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, Sax
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
OUT CHORUS(RHYTHM SECTION) is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Arches printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an editio...
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1970s Contemporary Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Mother And Child
By Romare Bearden
Located in New York, NY
Color screenprint on paper. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Numbered 71/200 in pencil, lower left.
Catalogue raisonne refernece: Gelburd/Rosenberg 59.
Framed d...
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1970s Modern Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Screen, Color
The Lamp, Modern Lithograph by Romare Bearden
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
Romare Bearden, American (1911 - 1988) - The Lamp, Year: 1984, Medium: Lithograph mounted to board, signed in pen, Size: 14.25 x 12 in. (36.2 x 30.48 cm)
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1980s Modern Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Price Upon Request
QUILTING TIME Hand Signed Lithograph, Black Family Life African American Culture
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...
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1980s Contemporary Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Prevalence of Ritual, Portfolio of Screenprints by Romare Bearden
By Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
The complete portfolio of Romare Bearden's "Prevalence of Ritual" suite. In 1969, the Art Workers Coalition (AWC) submitted a list of demands to MoMA in New York. Included in this li...
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1970s Romare Bearden Figurative Prints
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Romare Bearden figurative prints for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Romare Bearden figurative prints available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of figurative prints to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, pink and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Romare Bearden in lithograph, screen print, etching and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large Romare Bearden figurative prints, so small editions measuring 17 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Red Grooms, Larry Rivers, and Ed Ruscha. Romare Bearden figurative prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $275 and tops out at $33,600, while the average work can sell for $6,000.
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- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021Romare 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.