At least two sales of Beauford Delaney works took place during the first week of June.
Piasa sold six paintings and works on paper during its Modern and Contemporary Art Part II sale on June 7. Most of these were shown for the first time in our Beauford Delaney: Resonance of Form and Vibration of Color exhibition in February - March 2016.
Portrait de Solange du Closel was the only "strictly figurative" work in the bunch.
Portrait de Solange du Closel
Oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Its estimated sale price was 60,000€ to 80,000€, and it sold for 72,800€.
Two of my favorite abstract watercolors from the show fetched handsome prices.
Untitled
Gouache on paper
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Untitled
Gouache on paper
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
The Spirit, a small oil on canvas that was displayed in a glass table at the exhibition, sold at a price that exceeded expectations. Its estimated sale price was 20,000€ to 30,000€, and it sold for 41,600€.
The Spirit
Oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
All Piasa sale prices include a 30% buyer's premium.
For more information about this sale, click HERE and type "Delaney" in the "Search Lots" space at the left of the page.
On June 8, 2023, Christie's auctioned a beautiful abstract oil by Beauford.
Sans titre
(1956-1960) Oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Its estimated sale price was 70,000€ to 100,000€. It sold for 80,200€, including a 26% buyer's premium.
To learn more about this sale, click HERE.
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