The results of the Christie's and Phillips' auctions are in!
Phillips sold Beauford's Untitled, 1958 at its "20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale" on May 16, 2023.
signed, dedicated and dated "Bon Noel Pour Monsieur Ballois avec amitié Dec 1961 Beauford Delaney 58" lower right
Oil on paper
24 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (61.6 x 50.2 cm)
Painted in 1958.
© Estate of Beauford Delaney,
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
The estimated sale price of this work was $30,000-$50,000.
The actual sale price was $45,000 ($57,150 including a 27% buyer's premium).
Christie's sold Composition Bleu at its "A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection" sale on May 17, 2023.
signed, inscribed and dated ‘Beauford Delaney 68 Rue Paul Couturier Clamart Siene 60’
(on the reverse);
titled and dated again ‘Composition Bleu 1960’
(on a panel affixed to the stretcher)
Oil on canvas
51 x 38 1/4 in. (129.5 x 97.1 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
© Estate of Beauford Delaney,
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
The estimated sale price of this work was $300,000-$500,000.
The actual sale price was $620,000 ($781,200 with 26% buyer's premium).
Today, Black Art Auction is offering two portraits by Beauford during its May Signature Auction.
(1964) Pastel on paper
12.5 x 16 inches
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
The estimated sale price of this work is $6,000-$8,000.
The Les Amis de Beauford Delaney blog post entitled "A Boundless Love: Beauford Delaney’s Letters to Larry Calcagno" is quoted extensively in the description for No 6, Portrait, JFK.
(1966) Pastel
16 x 12.75 inches
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
The estimated sale price of this work is $15,000-$25,000.
The May Signature Auction includes paintings, sculpture, works on paper and prints spanning more than 100 years of American art history. For more information, click HERE.
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