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New York, NY, United States
Auction Details
African American Art
Our sale begins with a wonderful group of artworks from the Harlem Renaissance that epitomize the period: a scarce woodcut by Aaron Douglas and a plaster bust by Augusta Savage. Post-war painting is represented by significant abstraction by Norman Lewis and Sam Gilliam, along with a significant, mid-career oil painting by the great Hughie Lee-Smith?his Ball Player, 1970, a powerful painting, epitomizes the artist?s evocative depictions of African American youth in desolate urban settings. Ball Player has been widely exhibited and was in the personal collection of the artist before being acquired by the current owners. Contemporary highlights include a large Kermit Oliver painting, a pair of early Simone Leigh terra cotta vessels and Howardena Pindell?s punched paper assemblage.
The auction will close with a special evening session, Art For Life, featuring contemporary art to be sold to benefit the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. Donated works by such artists as Derrick Adams, Hank Willis Thomas and Carrie Mae Weems are expected.
Auction Curator:
Nigel Freeman
Director of African American Fine ArtLot Number: Lowest
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0013: HUGHIE LEE-SMITH (1915 - 1999) Untitled (Woman on Tipped Stool).Est. $4,000-$6,000
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0018: ALLAN ROHAN CRITE (1910 - 2007) A little interlude on my street, some talk, some play, some crossEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Passed
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0024: ROSE PIPER (1917 - 2005) Two Nuns on a Subway Begging Blood Back to Back (Subway Nuns).Est. $10,000-$15,000
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