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Romare Bearden #247Blue-Chip

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Selected Works401

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Previous Sales 159

Christie's
Two Women and the New Quilt
Two Women and the New Quilt, 1978
Bought In
May 2026
Christie's
Odysseus: The Land of the Lotus Eaters
Odysseus: The Land of the Lotus Eaters, 1977
Bought In
May 2026
Christie's
Train Whistle Blues: II
Train Whistle Blues: II, 1964
$571,500
Nov 2025
Bonhams
Untitled 11 x 15 3/8 in (28 x 39 cm) (Executed circa 1980)
Untitled 11 x 15 3/8 in (28 x 39 cm) (Executed circa 1980)
$11,000
Nov 2025
Bonhams
Rain Forest 14 x 18 in (35.7 x 45.6 cm) (Executed in 1980)
Rain Forest 14 x 18 in (35.7 x 45.6 cm) (Executed in 1980)
Bought In
Nov 2025
Sotheby's
Profile/Part I, The Twenties: Mecklenburg County, Expulsion from Paradise
Profile/Part I, The Twenties: Mecklenburg County, Expulsion from Paradise, 1978
$101,600
Nov 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled
$50,400
Nov 2024
Christie's
St. Martin Obeah (Sorcier de St. Martin, Manmbo St. Martin Yan)
St. Martin Obeah (Sorcier de St. Martin, Manmbo St. Martin Yan), 1984
Bought In
Oct 2024
Christie's
Cattle of the Sun God
Cattle of the Sun God, 1977
Bought In
Oct 2024
Sotheby's
Drum Interlude
Drum Interlude, 1981
Bought In
Jul 2024
Christie's
Mother and Child, from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness
Mother and Child, from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness
$5,292
Mar 2024
Christie's
Caribbean Flowers
Caribbean Flowers
Bought In
Apr 2023
Sotheby's
The Lantern
The Lantern, 1980
Bought In
Mar 2023
Christie's
The Processional
The Processional, 1978
$44,100
Mar 2023
Christie's
St. Martin Obeah (Sorcier de St. Martin, Manmbo St. Martin Yan)
St. Martin Obeah (Sorcier de St. Martin, Manmbo St. Martin Yan)
Bought In
Nov 2022
Sotheby's
Profile/Part II: The Thirties, Susannah in Harlem
Profile/Part II: The Thirties, Susannah in Harlem, 1980
$378,000
Nov 2022
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1988
$10,080
Sep 2022
Christie's
Obeah Man with Cigar (Le Sorcier avec un cigar, Sorcié Avek Gnou Siga)
Obeah Man with Cigar (Le Sorcier avec un cigar, Sorcié Avek Gnou Siga), 1984
$52,920
Sep 2022
Christie's
Guitar Executive
Guitar Executive, 1979
Bought In
Sep 2022
Christie's
Profile/Part I, The Twenties: Mecklenburg County, Liza in High Cotton
Profile/Part I, The Twenties: Mecklenburg County, Liza in High Cotton, 1978
$352,800
May 2022
Sotheby's
Encore (from the Jazz series)
Encore (from the Jazz series), 1980
$85,000
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
The Waterfall
The Waterfall, 1987
$20,000
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
Sandy Ground - St. Martin
Sandy Ground - St. Martin, 1977
$11,000
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
The Straw Hat
The Straw Hat
Bought In
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
Blues Queen
Blues Queen, 1979
Bought In
Dec 2021

For Sale 18

RoGallery · Artsy
The Soul Never Dwells in a Dry Place
The Soul Never Dwells in a Dry Place, 1946
Price on request
Oil on Masonite
RoGallery · Artsy
High Surf Orient Bay, St. Martin
High Surf Orient Bay, St. Martin, 1980
Price on request
Oil Monotype on wove paper
DC Moore Gallery · Artsy
White Mountain
White Mountain, 1962
Price on request
Oil and casein on canvas, cut and mounted on painted board with graphite
RoGallery · Artsy
Memories #2
Memories #2, 1981
Price on request
Ink, Dye Paint & Collage
RoGallery · 1stDibs
Bridgetown Barbados, Oil Monotype by Romare Bearden
Bridgetown Barbados, Oil Monotype by Romare Bearden
$125,000
Modern Artifact · 1stDibs
Romare Bearden Original Watercolor Cityscape Painting
Romare Bearden Original Watercolor Cityscape Painting
$85,000
Original Watercolor on Paper
Helicline Fine Art · 1stDibs
Bridge Contemporary African American Urban Landscape 20th Century Alvin Ailey NY
Bridge Contemporary African American Urban Landscape 20th Century Alvin Ailey NY
$125,000
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
QUILTING TIME Hand Signed Lithograph, Black Family Life African American Culture
QUILTING TIME Hand Signed Lithograph, Black Family Life African American Culture
$7,200
Brightcolors · 1stDibs
The Open Door 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
The Open Door 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
$8,500
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
Morning of the Rooster Signed Lithograph, Black Woman Portrait, 1980s
Morning of the Rooster Signed Lithograph, Black Woman Portrait, 1980s
$7,000
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
Louisiana Serenade Signed Lithograph, 1979 Colorful Blues Musicians Scene
Louisiana Serenade Signed Lithograph, 1979 Colorful Blues Musicians Scene
$5,800
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
BOPPING AT BIRDLAND (STOMP TIME) Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, Sax
BOPPING AT BIRDLAND (STOMP TIME) Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, Sax
$5,500
Art Commerce · 1stDibs
Girl in the Garden (Gelburd/Rosenberg 62), Romare Bearden
Girl in the Garden (Gelburd/Rosenberg 62), Romare Bearden
$6,000
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
$7,200
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph 1979, Collage Portrait, Rural Landscape Scene
THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph 1979, Collage Portrait, Rural Landscape Scene
$9,500
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
THE LAMP Signed Lithograph, 1984, Black Mother and Child, Brown vs. Board of Ed.
THE LAMP Signed Lithograph, 1984, Black Mother and Child, Brown vs. Board of Ed.
$13,600
Brightcolors · 1stDibs
Jazz II Deluxe 1980 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
Jazz II Deluxe 1980 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
$14,500
Screen Print
Mojo Portfolio · 1stDibs
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph 1979, Figurative Abstract, Black Women, Train
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph 1979, Figurative Abstract, Black Women, Train
$7,200
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Market1,330 auction results

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$131K
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$64.3K
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Nov 2025 · $572K
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Paintings: $64.3K medianWorks on paper: $13.9K medianSculpture/objects: $68.5K medianPhotographs: $20.3K medianEditioned prints: $4.1K medianPosters/ephemera: $1.6K medianBooks/portfolios: $1.4K medianUnclassified lots: $9.6K median
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Publications7

Monograph 2

Romare Bearden, American modernist Author
Yale University Press · 2011
The art of Romare Bearden Author
Abrams · 1973

Exhibition Catalog 2

I've Seen the Wall: Louis Armstrong auf Tour in der DDR 1965
Hatje Cantz · 2023
The art of Romare Bearden Author
Abrams · 2002

Group Catalog 1

Meaning Matter Memory: Selections from the Studio Museum in Harlem Collection
Phaidon Press · 2024

Survey 2

The Art Book (Mini Format)
Phaidon Press · 2024
The American Art Book
Phaidon Press
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Current Exhibitions1

#140 DC Moore Gallery

Romare Bearden: Figure in Collage

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

May 7, 2026 — Jun 26, 2026

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#752 Nepenthe Gallery

Romare Bearden: The Piano Lesson and Conjunction

Romare Bearden

7918 Fort Hunt Road

Jun 25, 2026

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#752 Nepenthe Gallery

Art History Teacher KARA SANDOVAL discusses the career and artworks of ROMARE BEARDEN

Romare Bearden

7918 Fort Hunt Road

Jun 25, 2026 — Jun 25, 2026

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Past Exhibitions15

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#588 Schoelkopf Gallery

Spotlight: Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden

390 Broadway 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013, United States

Feb 2, 2026 — Feb 28, 2026

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Romare Bearden: Paris Blues/Jazz and Other Works

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 14, 2024 — Jan 18, 2025

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Mississippi Museum of Art

Bearden/Picasso: Rhythms and Reverberations

Romare Bearden, Pablo Picasso

380 S Lamar St, Jackson, MS 39201, USA

Nov 11, 2023 — Mar 3, 2024

Romare Bearden, Pablo Picasso — November 11, 2023 – March 3, 2024

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Frick Art & Historical Center

Romare Bearden: Artist as Activist and Visionary

Romare Bearden

7227 Reynolds St, Pittsburgh, PA 15208, USA

Apr 30, 2022 — Sep 18, 2022

April 30, 2022 - September 18, 2022 Romare Bearden: Artist as Activist and Visionary This exhibition considers Romare Bearden (1911–1988) as an artist of soc...

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Abstract Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 13, 2020 — May 13, 2020

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Romare Bearden: Bayou Fever and Related Works

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Mar 23, 2017 — Apr 29, 2017

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Mint Museum of Art

Romare Bearden: Odysseus Series

Romare Bearden

2730 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207, USA

May 18, 2016 — Nov 12, 2017

Romare Bearden: Odysseus Series May 18, 2016 – November 12, 2017 Mint Museum Uptown

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Pérez Art Museum Miami

Project Gallery: Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden

1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA

Jan 1, 2016

Jan. 14 – June 26, 2016 Project Gallery: Romare Bearden

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#206 Jenkins Johnson Gallery

Romare Bearden: Storyteller

Romare Bearden

Apr 3, 2014 — Jun 21, 2014

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Romare Bearden: Insight and Innovation

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Mar 20, 2014 — Apr 19, 2014

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#765 ACA Galleries

Romare Bearden: Urban Rhythms and Dreams of Paradise

Romare Bearden

173 10th Ave, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 17, 2012 — Jan 3, 2013

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Romare Bearden: Idea to Realization

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Feb 3, 2011 — Mar 12, 2011

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Romare Bearden: City Lights

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Sep 4, 2008 — Sep 27, 2008

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#140 DC Moore Gallery

Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey

Romare Bearden

535 W 22nd St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011, United States

Nov 13, 2007 — Jan 5, 2008

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#354 Louis Stern Fine Arts

Romare Bearden: Exactitude Ain’t Interesting

Romare Bearden

9002 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069, United States

Jan 14, 1992 — Mar 6, 1992

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Art Fair Appearances5

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Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2024
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2019
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
The Armory Show — New York
2014
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Recent Activity20

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Exhibition
Romare Bearden: The Piano Lesson and Conjunction
Jun 25, 2026
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Exhibition
Art History Teacher KARA SANDOVAL discusses the career and artworks of ROMARE BEARDEN
Jun 25, 2026
newspaper
News
Artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn, admired by the Rolling Stones and Leonardo DiCaprio, returns with hometown show
May 20, 2026
newspaper
News
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May 18, 2026
newspaper
News
(BPRW) Getty Awards $1.8M to Increase Access to Black Visual Arts Archives
May 13, 2026
newspaper
News
‘Common ground for me is everywhere I step’: Mohammad Omer Khalil on his five-institution show
May 12, 2026
newspaper
News
미시시피미술관 '사진과 흑인미술운동, 1955-1985'(7/25-11/8) - Lounge
May 9, 2026
newspaper
News
Look Inside the Art-Filled Home of New York City's Cultural Crusaders
May 9, 2026
newspaper
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May 8, 2026
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Exhibition
Romare Bearden: Figure in Collage
May 7, 2026
newspaper
News
At 90, Printmaker Mohammad Omer Khalil Gets His Due
May 5, 2026
newspaper
News
"Consequences of being" at The FLAG Art Foundation by Daniel Belasco
May 1, 2026
newspaper
News
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Apr 28, 2026
newspaper
News
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Apr 8, 2026
newspaper
News
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Apr 6, 2026
newspaper
News
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Mar 16, 2026
newspaper
News
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Mar 15, 2026
newspaper
News
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Mar 13, 2026
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Mar 13, 2026
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Expert Eye: curator Cornelia Stokes’s Frieze LA favourites
Feb 27, 2026
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