Untitled (Tent Interior) sold for $137,000 (including buyer's premium), far exceeding the estimated sale price of $30,000 to $40,000.
The estimated sale price of this work, which has been assigned Lot Number 67, is $120,000 - $180,000.
The mirror image of Untitled (African Figure), a multi-hued oil monoprint on paper, was displayed by the Knoxville Museum of Art during its Through the Unusual Door exhibition in 2020.
In today's post, I'm presenting three announcements about Beauford that I recently found online.
SFMOMA announces major gift from the Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida Collection
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art announced a major gift of 31 paintings, sculptures and drawings by 20 American artists from the Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida Collection—celebrated for its intergenerational holdings of abstract art of the African diaspora. The addition of important historical works by Elizabeth Catlett, Beauford Delaney, Norman Lewis and Richard Mayhew, among many others, has inspired a reexamination of SFMOMA’s permanent collection and is having a transformative impact on its galleries.
Read the entire article HERE.
Beauford Delaney’s Metamorphosis into Freedom
ASHEVILLE, NC - Featuring more than 40 paintings and works on paper, Beauford Delaney’s Metamorphosis into Freedom examines Beauford's career within the context of his 38-year friendship with writer James Baldwin.
Read about the exhibition and associated programming HERE.
Swann Auction Galleries African American Art Sale
NEW YORK, NY - Untitled (African Figure) is one of two Beauford Delaney works up for auction during Swann Auction Galleries' upcoming African American Art Sale.
Read about this painting HERE.
Spring has definitely sprung in Paris!
In today's blog, I'm posting a few abstract paintings by Beauford that I think perfectly represent the season.
