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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Auction House Websites Provide a Great Look at Beauford's Work

An excellent way to familiarize yourself with Beauford's work is to look at the Websites of auction houses that sell it.

Find the Web links for three of them below.

Each link is accompanied by an image of the work that has fetched the highest price at that auction house to date.

 

CHRISTIE'S

James Baldwin
(1966) oil on canvas
39 1/2 x 29 7/8in. (100.2 x 76cm.)
Signed and dated 'Beauford Delaney 1966' (lower left)
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Sale price: 1,026,000 GBP ($1,150,114), including Buyer's Premium.

 

SWANN AUCTION GALLERIES

Untitled (Village Street Scene)
(1948) Oil on canvas
737x1016 mm; 29x40 inches
Signed and dated in oil, lower left.
Image from Swann Auction Galleries Web site
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Sale price: $557,000, including Buyer's Premium.

 

CASE ANTIQUES

Lot 178
Untitled
(c. 1972) Oil on canvas
63 3/4 x 51 1/4 inches
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Sale price: $348,000, including Buyer's Premium.

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