No fewer than four auction houses have presented or are preparing to present Beauford's work at contemporary art sales since late June.
On June 23, Delon-Hoebanx sold a beautiful yellow and green oil painting for 55,000€ during its XIX AND MODERN PAINTINGS & MODERN SCULPTURES sale. The estimated sale price was 10K€ - 15K€. See an image of the work here.
On July 1, Tajan sold all four works on paper presented during its Contemporary Art sale. I wrote about these works in the blog post entitled "Four Beauford Delaney Works on Paper to Be Auctioned."
See the results of the sale here.
In upcoming auctions:
July 9
Artcurial has included three beautiful Abstract Expressionist oils in its Contemporary Art sale.
Beauford Delaney expert Sylvain Briet provided Artcurial with commentary on the works. He indicated that Lot 267 - Untitled - was shown at solo exhibition of Beauford's work organized by Paul Facchetti in June-July 1960, but that it is not certain whether Lot 268, also Untitled, was part of that show.
Lot 267
Untitled
(1958) Oil on canvas
Signed, dated and located on the back
Private collection
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Estimated sale price: 60,000€ to 80,000€.
Lot 268
Untitled
(1960) Oil on canvas
Signed, dated and located on the back
Private collection
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Estimated sale price: 30,000€ to 40,000€.
Beauford painted the untitled work assigned Lot Number 269 during the year that he traveled to Greece and attempted suicide. According to
biographer David Leeming
, he participated in three group shows earlier that year - one in London and two in Paris. Briet does not comment on whether this painting might have been shown at one or more of these exhibitions.
Lot 269
Untitled
(1961) Oil on canvas
Signed and dated, lower left; signed and located on the back
Private collection
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Estimated sale price: 50,000€ to 70,000€
For more information about this sale, click here.
July 11-12
During its Two-Day Summer Fine Art, Antique, and Jewelry Auction, Case Antiques is offering Composition, a "watercolor on paper abstract expressionist painting featuring green, red, orange, and yellow brushstrokes ... Float mounted onto ivory cardstock and housed in a contemporary silver and gilt frame," which is dated "1964."
This was a productive year for Beauford. He received a Fairfield Foundation grant and participated in numerous shows, the most important of which was a solo exhibition at the Galerie Lambert.
Lot 150
Composition
(1964) Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated, lower right
Private collection
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Estimated sale price: $4000 to $4400.
For more information about this sale, click here.
On June 23, Delon-Hoebanx sold a beautiful yellow and green oil painting for 55,000€ during its XIX AND MODERN PAINTINGS & MODERN SCULPTURES sale. The estimated sale price was 10K€ - 15K€. See an image of the work here.
On July 1, Tajan sold all four works on paper presented during its Contemporary Art sale. I wrote about these works in the blog post entitled "Four Beauford Delaney Works on Paper to Be Auctioned."
See the results of the sale here.
In upcoming auctions:
July 9
Artcurial has included three beautiful Abstract Expressionist oils in its Contemporary Art sale.
Beauford Delaney expert Sylvain Briet provided Artcurial with commentary on the works. He indicated that Lot 267 - Untitled - was shown at solo exhibition of Beauford's work organized by Paul Facchetti in June-July 1960, but that it is not certain whether Lot 268, also Untitled, was part of that show.
Untitled
(1958) Oil on canvas
Signed, dated and located on the back
Private collection
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Estimated sale price: 60,000€ to 80,000€.
Untitled
(1960) Oil on canvas
Signed, dated and located on the back
Private collection
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Estimated sale price: 30,000€ to 40,000€.
Beauford painted the untitled work assigned Lot Number 269 during the year that he traveled to Greece and attempted suicide. According to
biographer David Leeming
, he participated in three group shows earlier that year - one in London and two in Paris. Briet does not comment on whether this painting might have been shown at one or more of these exhibitions.
Untitled
(1961) Oil on canvas
Signed and dated, lower left; signed and located on the back
Private collection
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Estimated sale price: 50,000€ to 70,000€
For more information about this sale, click here.
July 11-12
During its Two-Day Summer Fine Art, Antique, and Jewelry Auction, Case Antiques is offering Composition, a "watercolor on paper abstract expressionist painting featuring green, red, orange, and yellow brushstrokes ... Float mounted onto ivory cardstock and housed in a contemporary silver and gilt frame," which is dated "1964."
This was a productive year for Beauford. He received a Fairfield Foundation grant and participated in numerous shows, the most important of which was a solo exhibition at the Galerie Lambert.
Composition
(1964) Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated, lower right
Private collection
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Estimated sale price: $4000 to $4400.
For more information about this sale, click here.
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