Upcoming Sales

Several Beauford Delaney abstract works are being offered for sale during November 2023.

On November 9, Christie's is auctioning Garden Abstraction during its Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale.

Garden Abstraction
(1963) Gouache on paper
signed, inscribed and dated 'Beauford Delaney July 28, 1963 Paris' (lower left);
signed again 'Beauford Delaney' (on the reverse)
30 x 22 ¼ in. (76.2 x 56.6 cm.)
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Garden Abstraction - signature and date at lower left

The assigned lot number for this work is 126. Its estimated sale price is $40,000 - $60,000.

On November 15, Phillips is auctioning Wine during its 20th Century and Contemporary Art Day sale.

Wine

(1962) Gouache on paper

signed, inscribed and dated "Beauford Delaney Paris 1962" lower right;
stamped by the Estate of Beauford Delaney on the reverse
29 3/8 x 21 1/4 in. (74.6 x 54 cm)

 © Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

 

Untitled - signature and date at lower right
 

 

The assigned lot number for this work is 171. Its estimated sale price is $40,000 - $60,000.

On November 16, Sotheby's is auctioning Untitled during its Contemporary Day Auction.

Untitled
(1955) Oil on canvas
signed and dated 1955 (lower left); inscribed (on the reverse)
64 by 29 in. (162.6 by 73.7 cm.)
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Untitled - signature and date at lower left

The assigned lot number for this work is 202. Its estimated sale price is $120,000 - $180,000.

On November 17, La Gazette Drouot is auctioning six untitled Beauford Delaney oils and gouaches on paper from the collection of Beauford' friend and supporter, art critic Jean Grenier.

The lot numbers assigned are 57 (gouache on paper), 62 (oil on canvas), 63 (oil on canvas), 64 (gouache on paper), 65 (oil on canvas), and 67 (oil on canvas). Estimated sale prices range from 10,000€ - 60,000€ for the oils and 5,000€ to 8,000€ for the works on paper. 

Corners of four oil paintings up for auction at La Gazette Drouot
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Untitled (Lot 57) (1962) Gouache on paper. Signed and dated "March 1962" lower right. 74.5 x 53 cm.
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Untitled (Lot 64) (1964) Gouache on paper Signed, located "Paris" and dated lower right
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

A seventh work on paper, Lot 66 (gouache on paper pasted in border on cardboard), is attributed to Beauford. It is valued at 1,000€ - 1,500€.

For more information, visit the auction house Websites: 

Christie's

Phillips 

Sotheby's

La Gazette Drouot

Note: The still life that Swann Auction Galleries put up for auction during its October 19 African American Art Sale went unsold.