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Blue Crain Wall, by Noland Anderson, African American Woman in Blue
Located in Charelston, SC
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African american art
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Smoke by Noland Anderson, African American Male @ Cigar Lounge Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Charelston, SC
African american art
African american artist
African american painting
African-american art
African
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ox by Noland Anderson, Mixed Media Painting of Black Woman & Wildlife, Gold Leaf
Located in Charelston, SC
African american art
African american artist
African american painting
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
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Gold Leaf
Untitled by Noland Anderson, Painting of Black Male Saxophonist with dreadlocks
Located in Charelston, SC
African american art
African american artist
African american painting
African-american art
African
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Plate Special by Noland Anderson, Spirited Jazz & Dance in Oil on Canvas
Located in Charelston, SC
African american art
African american artist
African american painting
African-american art
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Africa - Collage Painting in Orange - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
African American artist Alvin Hollingsworth created an inventive and intriguing close-up portrait
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Burlap, Wood, Oil
H 18.2 in W 24.4 in D 2 in
The Ellington Finesse Effect by Noland Anderson, Black Male & Cocktail Jazz Club
Located in Charelston, SC
African american art
African american artist
African american painting
African-american art
African
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Play it on the B side by Noland Anderson, Vibrant Black Jazz Trumpeter
Located in Charelston, SC
African american art
African american artist
African american painting
African-american art
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Good Catch
By Dana Coleman
Located in Charelston, SC
american artist
African american painting
African-american art
African-american painting
African-american
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. Ayers holds the distinction of having participated in the first important survey of African-Americans
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Frank Alan, 70s painting of African-American man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Frank Allen 70s painting of African-American man dressed in a white robe and top hat. Oil on canvas
Category
1970s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'African Idol' — Mid-Century African-American artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for artists, writers, dancers, and home of the oldest
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Slate Stone Collage Painting - African American Artist
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Miami, FL
African American Artist Alvin Hollingsworth creates a mixed-media abstract painting/collage that
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Stone, Slate
H 18.2 in W 24.45 in D 2 in
20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
African-American artists, and the Karamu House artist group.
Kosh scarcely ever exhibited or sold his work
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Black Angel - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid on board
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
African American Cotton field Southern Caronlina Painting, Woman w/ Pipe
By William Aiken Walker
Located in New York, NY
Up for sale is a wonderful 19th C painting by William Aiken Walker (1838 - 1921)
Depicts a
Category
1860s Hudson River School Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
African American artists. This show included works by Romare Bearden, who was awarded Honorable Mention
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. It includes imagery that references African American history and cultural references on the Black
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. It includes imagery that references African American history, including difficult moments of lynching
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
African American Sitting Portrait
By Arnold Blanch
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
social-realist American life with mystical overtones and a child-like seeming style. He was also a
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Quarantine" Self-Portrait, African American, Structural Painting, Rich Colors
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Acrylic
Charles McGee Oil Painting "Squares and Things" African-American 1967
By Charles McGee
Located in Detroit, MI
work incorporating the homely quilt - the powerful symbol of the African American road to safety from
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
'The Blue Scarf', 1960's African American Oil, Study of a Black Woman, Phoenix
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant and psychologically penetrating, American School portrait of a woman, shown in three
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Girl With Chicken And Dog
By Lorenzo Scott
Located in Charelston, SC
american artist
African american painting
African-american art
African-american painting
African-american
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sisters Jumping Rope
By Lorenzo Scott
Located in Charelston, SC
american artist
African american painting
African-american art
African-american painting
African-american
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pipe Dreams: African American collage painting w/ photographs figures, objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Abstract painting w/ photograph & collage objects, Black African-American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Black Angel - African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid on board
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
H 60 in W 41 in D 2 in
Gatekeeper: abstract African American collage painting w/ Black figures, yellow
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
Skittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
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PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
Richard J. WatsonSkittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green, 2012
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
'Central Railroad' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for artists, writers, dancers, and home of the oldest
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, India Ink
1977 REALIST African American SHOE SHINER Portrait Painting BLM ARTIST
Located in New York, NY
Arnold J. Hurley is an African American artist born 1944
Images on paper and canvas have been part
Category
1970s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Avalon, Abstract Acrylic Painting by African American Artist Bai, Framed
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
H 19.5 in W 17.5 in D 0.5 in
African American Artist Charles Bohannah (1910- 1985) oil painting, portrait
Located in Framingham, MA
, titled "Sun and Shade".
Signed in the lower-left corner by Listed African-American Artist Charles
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.5 in W 19.5 in D 2 in
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
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Abstract Mixed Media Painting African American Woman Artist Cheryl Warrick
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956),
"By Ones By Twos"
Acrylic mixed media on panel, 1999,
Hand
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
"The First Time on Telephone" Black African American Folk Painting
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Mixed Media
Pink Africa, Painting
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Pink Africa" Manuel Santelices
12 in. H x 9 in. W
Unframed
The worlds of fashion, society, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Night Watchers: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, red pink
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
Tomorrow is Today, Abstract Acrylic Painting by African American Artist Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
H 17 in W 15.75 in D 0.5 in
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
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment
H 40 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso
It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
Category
1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Negro Night Club, " 1945 Painting Depicting African American Social Life
By Adalie Margules Brent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
and lively paintings of American society by Miguel Covarrubias. The painting was once in the
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 28.5 in W 20.25 in D 1.5 in
African-American Woman Life Study Painting by Leonard Buzz Wallace
Located in Garnerville, NY
oil painting on canvas of an African-American woman. Circa 1950-60. Signed on reverse, Buzz, which was
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
'6th City Wire Works' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
the Sho Nuff Art Group, a collective of African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait of an African-American Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin Kosarek (b.1929). Portrait, 1951. Oil on masonite panel, 20 x 24 inches; 25 x 29 inches in period frame. Signed and dated on verso.
Edwin Kosarek
Born: 1929
Studied: The Ci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
Executed in 1930, this abstract yet representational biomorphic charcoal work by African American
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
tradition, reflecting African roots with strong Indigenous, American and European aesthetic and religious
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Canvas
In the Nick of Time: African American collage painting w/ found objects & figure
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022.
"Most of my works
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Leather, Fiberboard, Found Objects, Acrylic
Holy Rain & video, a vernacular folk painting by a self-taught African American
By P-Nut
Located in Charleston, US
the inspiration for his folk painting of African Americans' catching rain water. "Holy Rain" depicts
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Video, Acrylic
Every Time I Feel the Spirit: African American collage painting w/ figures, blue
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 & "And the Beat Goes On
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Leather, Archival Paper
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
"Ingosi" African American Portrait, Abstract Collage, Colors
By Onzie Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
inspired by indigenous people, African mask sculptures and the Neo-expressionistic style that emerged in
Category
2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Stainless Steel
Nude Figures, Metallic Gold Ground, African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
, African American Artist. comic-strip illustrator and painter was born in New York City and began drawing
Category
1970s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
this urban street scene sensitively captures a group of African American kids at play.
Paul Zimmerman
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"4:00 Tea" Painting by Magdalene D. Lewis, African-American Artist
By Magdalene D. Lewis
Located in New Rochelle, NY
one of my favourite that I kept. Period frame oil on board, signed lower right. Just a great painting!
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Portrait of a young African American woman
By Chuck Tingley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas by Chuck Tingley.
Chuck Tingley is one of four artists responsible for the monumental public art mural commissioned by the Albright Knox Art Gallery, entit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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African American Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of african american paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Impressionist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Modern. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. African american paintings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes brown, black, beige, red and more. Bernard Harmon, Andrew Turner, Johnny Banks, Roland Ayers and Charles Elmer Harris took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and canvas, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much are African American Paintings?
Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — african american paintings in our inventory begin at $450 and can go as high as $75,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,200.
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