In a Mood

In last week's blog post, "Silencing the Voices," I talked frankly about Beauford's life journey with mental illness and the role it played in his artistic production.

I quoted Beauford's friend, Richard A. Long, who expressed his opinion that much of what Beauford created during his Clamart years reflected melancholy. And I promised to share several images of Beauford's work from this period so that you can draw your own conclusions about the mood that these works might convey.

I have previously explored the subject of Beauford's illness and its effect on his work in posts entitled "Capturing the Shock of Life" and "Melancholy, Sorrow, and Joy." I've republished images from these posts below. Click on the hyperlinked article titles centered above the images to read the original articles.

CAPTURING THE SHOCK OF LIFE

Untitled (Green Drip Abstraction)
(1958) Gouache on wove paper
Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Untitled (Yellow Abstraction)
(c. 1958-1959) Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Image courtesy of Aaron Galleries
© Estate of Beauford Delaney,
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Untitled (Abstract composition)
(1958) Oil on wove paper
Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Clamart Red
(1958) Oil on canvas
On loan from a private collection
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
MELANCHOLY, SORROW, AND JOY - PART 2

Untitled
(1961) Oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Untitled
(1961) Mixed media on paper
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
I'm posting additional images and article hyperlinks from previous posts with the same intent:

BEAUFORD IN INK

Untitled
(1961) Ink, inkwash, and aquarelle on paper
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
MORE BEAUFORD DELANEY WORKS AT AUCTION

Untitled
Aquarelle signed et dated 1961, lower right
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
BEAUFORD'S SOLO SHOW AT THE PAUL FACCHETTI GALLERY

Untitled
(1960) Oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney,
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
CASE ANTIQUES OPENS BIDDING ON THREE BEAUFORD DELANEY WORKS

Untitled
Watercolor and gouache on paper (recto)
Signed and dated lower right in black ink, "Beauford Delaney 61"
Photo courtesy of Case Antiques
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Find additional images at the links below (look at the works mentioned below).

Swann Auction Galleries African American Fine Art Sale - Results Are in
Untitled (Composition in Green, Red and Black)

What Sold at Swann Auction Galleries' October 2017 African American Fine Art Sale
Untitled (Brown and Orange Abstraction)

Beauford at Swann Auction Galleries: April 2016 Sale Results
Untitled (Composition in Purple, Blue and Green))
Untitled (Abstract in Mustard Yellow and Gray Green, Mallorca)