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Romare Bearden
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Romare Bearden
- Prologue to Troy No. 2
signed
acrylic and graphite on paper collage on board
- 55 1/2 by 45 1/2 in. 141 by 115.6 cm.
- Executed in 1972.
Provenance
Cordier & Ekstrom, Inc., New York
Dennis Florio, New York
Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, May 3, 1989, lot 160
ACA Galleries, New York
Acquired by the previous owner from the above
Dennis Florio, New York
Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, May 3, 1989, lot 160
ACA Galleries, New York
Acquired by the previous owner from the above
Exhibited
New York, Studio Museum in Harlem; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art; Los Angeles, Wight Gallery; Atlanta, High Museum of Art; Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art; Washington, D.C., The National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Memory and Metaphor: The Art of Romare Bearden, 1940-1987, 1991, cat. no. 88
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of very light wear and handling. On sections of the paper collage, there appear to be areas where the artist has pulled or scraped at the top layer of the paper and pigment, all inherent to the artist’s working method. Framed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"I say any artist has this desire for a vision of the world and you have something... There's some painting someplace that's not in a museum and it's your idea as a painter to put that one thing that is missing there." - Romare Bearden