tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85767709564317251592024-03-27T16:06:31.388+01:00Les Amis de Beauford DelaneyA blog that describes the efforts of a small group of individuals to preserve the French gravesite, and the memory, of painter Beauford Delaney.About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.comBlogger719125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-43015784823003158022024-03-23T00:00:00.020+01:002024-03-23T00:00:00.234+01:00A Chance Meeting Features Beauford's Art on CoverRachel Cohen is a Beauford Delaney aficionada and a superb writer.
She send me the following message a few days ago:
I am delighted that New York Review of Books Classics is reissuing my first book A Chance Meeting at its 20th anniversary. The book traces more than a century of encounters among American writers and artists. The new edition has a wonderful Beauford Delaney cover, a forward by About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-67331131255721763432024-03-16T00:00:00.012+01:002024-03-16T00:00:00.132+01:00Beauford's Red, Yellow, Orange Sold by Christie'sChristie's Paris sold Beauford's Red, Yellow, Orange during its Post-War to Present auction on March 13, 2024.
Red, Yellow, Orange
(1963) Gouache on papersigned, inscribed and dated 'Beauford Delaney Paris 1963' (lower right)
signed again and stamped with the Estate of Beauford Delaney stamp 'Beauford Delaney' (on the reverse)
25 ½ x 19 ½ in. (64.8 x 49.5 cm.)
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-16056909389959680892024-03-09T00:00:00.017+01:002024-03-14T08:41:15.564+01:00Christie's to Auction Beauford Delaney Work on PaperOn March 13, 2024, Christie's Paris will host its Post-War to Present auction.
Beauford's Red, Yellow, Orange will be among the works available for purchase.
Red, Yellow, Orange
(1963) Gouache on papersigned, inscribed and dated 'Beauford Delaney Paris 1963' (lower right)
signed again and stamped with the Estate of Beauford Delaney stamp 'Beauford Delaney' (on the reverse)
25 ½ x 19 ½ in. (About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-14941365138924728402024-03-02T00:00:00.074+01:002024-03-02T08:21:30.030+01:00KMA Loans Beauford Delaney Works to National and International VenuesFrom the desk of Stephen Wicks, Barbara A. and Bernard E. Bernstein Curator at the Knoxville Museum of Art: The Knoxville Museum of Art is pleased to be able to support loan requests from several museums wishing to borrow works from the KMA’s extensive holdings by Knoxville-born modernist master Beauford Delaney.
Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN, March 2024-March About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-51837044917887755492024-02-24T00:00:00.002+01:002024-02-24T00:00:00.131+01:00The Delaney Museum at Beck Needs YouSeveral days ago, Beck Cultural Exchange Center president Reneé Kesler gave a poignant interview to the Knoxville News Sentinel.
She explained that progress on the renovation of the Delaney family home, which is adjacent to the Beck Cultural Exchange Center and destined to become the Delaney Museum at Beck, has been much delayed due to skyrocketing expenses ...
... and has kicked off a new About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-91287776644880388602024-02-17T00:00:00.010+01:002024-02-17T00:00:00.134+01:00Living an Inner Life and Learning"I work and live an inner life and learn."
Biographer David Leeming quotes Beauford as saying this in a letter to Larry Wallrich that he dated February 2, 1957.
Upon reading this, I decided to look for works by Beauford that are dated 1957.
I found surprisingly few of them.
Monique and Beauford's Untitled
(1957) Oil on canvas
114,2 x 162 cm / 44.9 x 63.8 in
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-24606712869236288072024-02-10T00:00:00.001+01:002024-02-10T00:00:00.135+01:00A "New" Beauford Delaney Urban Landscape RevealedI was absolutely delighted to read an article entitled "A painting’s long and personal journey" about the Portland Art Museum's recent acquisition of a Beauford Delaney work.
An image of a magnificent urban landscape is the first thing you see after reading the article's lengthy subtitle: "How Beauford Delaney’s Twilight Street got from 119 Waverly Place in New York’s Greenwich Village to the About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-43906007604729083462024-02-03T00:00:00.002+01:002024-02-03T00:00:00.131+01:00Case Antiques Sold Two Beauford Delaney WorksCase Auctions sold both Beauford Delaney works offered during its Fine Arts, Antiques, and Jewelry auction on January 27.
Untitled (Ibiza) (Lot 128) went for $10,980.00, including a 22% buyer's premium.
Lot 128: Untitled (Ibiza)
(1956) gouache and watercolor
18" H x 11 7/8" W
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
The About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-36922646494276888942024-01-27T00:00:00.002+01:002024-01-31T12:49:31.529+01:00Two Beauford Delaney Works for Sale TodayCase Antiques is holding its Fine Arts, Antiques, and Jewelry auction today and tomorrow (January 27 and 28, 2024).
Among the works for sale are two pieces by Beauford:
Lot 128: Untitled (Ibiza)
(1956) gouache and watercolor
18" H x 11 7/8" W
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Untitled (Ibiza) signature
© Estate About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-90105941572179162852024-01-20T00:00:00.024+01:002024-01-20T15:42:44.466+01:00Beauford at the Montréal Contemporary Art MuseumThe Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal (MACM), Montreal's contemporary art museum, owns two works by Beauford.
Sans titre, 1963
Huile sur toile Collection Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Photo : MACM
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Madame Biocci, 1967Charcoal and gouache on paper mounted on About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-38983559647421108932024-01-13T00:00:00.018+01:002024-01-13T10:00:18.198+01:00Rachel Cohen on BeaufordI'm away from the office for the next few weeks and not able to fully concentrate on the stories I'm developing for the blog.Because I don't want to "press pause" on the publishing schedule, for this week's post I'm taking the liberty of sharing content that Rachel Cohen wrote about Beauford. She has penned some of the most thoughtful commentary on Beauford's work that I've ever read!I'm About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-3404911557517197122024-01-06T00:00:00.002+01:002024-01-24T15:17:30.898+01:00Ibiza WatercolorsA work on paper from Beauford's Clamart years will be auctioned on January 27, 2024. It is a watercolor and gouache that bears the name of the island of Ibiza above his signature.
Untitled (Ibiza) (1956) gouache and watercolor
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator Untitled (Ibiza) - detail (1956) gouache andAbout Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-41064553708854333382023-12-30T00:00:00.011+01:002023-12-30T00:00:00.125+01:00Happy Birthday, Beauford! - A RevisitingThirteen years ago today, I published a blog post called Happy Birthday, Beauford!
In it, I announced that I was putting the blog on hiatus and indicated that I would resume regular publication if Les Amis took up one or more specific projects, namely: • An annual Beauford Delaney commemoration, to be held in Paris • Placement of a plaque in Beauford’s honor on a building About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-40213853339590377082023-12-23T00:00:00.343+01:002023-12-23T00:00:00.335+01:00Where to Find Beauford's Art - Tennessee State MuseumWhen I read Matthew Gailani's article entitled "A Man of His Word - the Life and Art of Beauford Delaney," I was reminded that Tennessee State Museum (TSM) in Nashville holds three works by Beauford and that it loaned its brilliant self-portrait of Beauford to the Knoxville Museum of Art for the Through the Unusual Door exhibition in 2020.
Works by Beauford and Joseph Delaney
© Tennessee StateAbout Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-90154119772772004952023-12-16T00:00:00.079+01:002023-12-16T00:00:00.245+01:00Beauford and Negro MusicIn an article about Beauford published by Tennessee State Museum, author Matthew Gailani quotes from Beauford's 1948 application for a Rosenwald Fund grant as follows:
I would like to make a mural and other smaller paintings using Music as my subject. It has not yet been started as I feel I will need a year to make the necessary research into the history of Folk, Indian, Mountain (1600-1947), About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-2844248349687628812023-12-09T00:00:00.002+01:002023-12-09T00:00:00.133+01:00Black Art Auction Sells Delaney AbstractOn December 2, 2023, Black Art Auction placed one of Beauford's yellow abstract paintings up for sale during its Winter Signature Auction.
Untitled
(1957-1960) Oil on canvas
31 x 25 inches
signed
Private Collection
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
This painting made its way to Portugal from France prior to being sold onlineAbout Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-30516700265786821322023-12-02T00:00:00.043+01:002023-12-02T00:00:00.333+01:00Beauford and American Express"On nearly every weekday Beauford would walk to the American Express Office on the rue Scribe next to the Opéra to pick up his mail."
In Amazing Grace: A Life of Beauford Delaney, biographer David Leeming paints a vivid picture of how essential this location was to Beauford's existence in Paris.
Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-47289252940715051492023-11-25T00:00:00.053+01:002023-11-25T00:00:00.136+01:00November Sales - La Gazette DrouotOn November 17, La Gazette Drouot auctioned six untitled Beauford Delaney oils and gouaches on paper from the collection of Beauford' friend and supporter, art critic Jean Grenier.
Untitled
Lot 57
(1962) Gouache on paper
Signed and dated "March 1962" lower right.
74.5 x 53 cm.; 29.3 x 20.9 in
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed AdministratorAbout Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-88894083815879153892023-11-18T00:00:00.100+01:002023-11-18T00:00:00.146+01:00November SalesOn November 10, Christie's auctioned Garden Abstraction during its Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale.
Garden Abstraction
Lot 126
(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,
About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-65306259442727055932023-11-11T00:00:00.001+01:002023-11-11T00:00:00.139+01:00Tin Roof BluesOne hundred years ago this autumn, Beauford moved from Knoxville to Boston.
Thanks to money and letters of introduction received from White painter Lloyd Branson as well as letters of introduction from prominent Black men in his Knoxville community, he was able to settle into a life that combined professional art instruction, a window into sociopolitical and cultural "high society," and a About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-75668002412592498222023-11-04T00:00:00.189+01:002023-11-20T00:13:30.026+01:00Upcoming SalesSeveral 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 About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-29528559498529609122023-10-28T00:00:00.034+02:002023-10-28T07:05:46.611+02:00A Catapult for Beauford's LegacyCelebrations organized by the Delaney Legacy Committee in Knoxville, TN took place at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center and the Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA) on October 19, 2023.
The Knoxville News Sentinel published an extensive article and a robust photo gallery of the events online:
Not just paintings on a wall: Knoxville honors Beauford Delaney’s family and art legacy
Beauford Delaney's About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-34671516576162289212023-10-21T00:00:00.001+02:002023-10-21T00:00:00.141+02:00Fall Flowers at Saint-Anne's HospitalParis is experiencing beautiful Indian summer days this October, and my husband Tom and I took advantage of the weather to visit Sainte-Anne's Hospital last Sunday.The day was exceptionally calm and peaceful. When we strolled up to the main gate of the hospital, we saw that it was bedecked in pink umbrellas and balloons. We discovered that the hospital is participating in the October About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-71374765221908038522023-10-14T00:00:00.001+02:002023-10-14T00:00:00.154+02:00Rare Beauford Delaney Still Life to Be Auctioned on October 19, 2023Swann Auction Galleries will hold an African American Art sale
on October 19, 2023. Beauford's Untitled (Still Life) (Lot 10) will be available for purchase during this auction.
Untitled (Still Life)
(1932) Color pastels on green wove paper
584x419 mm; 23x16 1/2 inches
Signed and dated in pastel, lower right
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
About Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576770956431725159.post-23484041447882792022023-10-07T00:00:00.094+02:002023-10-07T07:19:02.009+02:00Beauford's "Man with Medallion" Featured in L.A. ExhibitionBeauford's Portrait of a Young Man (aka Man with Medallion) is being featured in an extraordinary exhibition entitled Pictures Girls Make: Portraiture.Untitled (Portrait of a Man) (aka Man with Medallion)(c. 1965) Oil on canvas© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed AdministratorBlum & Poe - an art gallery with exhibition spaces in Los AngelesAbout Beauford Delaneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12819799928238815197noreply@blogger.com0