Ron Adams Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ron Adams Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 15, 2025
Ron Adams, 1934-2020, Fat Sam
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Ron Adams 1934-2020 Fat Sam 2005 engraving on Arches paper 23-3/4 x 17-1/2 inches (image) 30 x 22-1/2 inches (sheet) signed, dated, titled, with Artist's Proof, aside from an edition of 70. Provenance: private collection, Los Angeles, CA
Black Art Auction
Mar. 15, 2025
Ron Adams, 1934-2020, Blackburn, 2002
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Ron Adams 1934-2020 Blackburn, 2002 2002 color lithograph 26 x 35-3/4 inches (image) signed, dated and numbered, 5/80 The first five prints in the series are signed by both the artist and the printmaker (Ron Adams and Robert Blackburn), making this example unusual and desirable. COA Provenance: private collection, Los Angeles, CA
Black Art Auction
Mar. 15, 2025
Ron Adams, 1934-2020, Mother and Child
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
Ron Adams 1934-2020 Mother and Child 1968 acrylic on brown paper 46-1/2 x 49-1/2 inches unsigned Illustrated: Black Artists on Art, Volume 1, Lewis/Waddy, p. 99 This is a very rare important original work by the artist. A smaller example of his work in this medium was included in the collection of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company. Provenance: private collection, Los Angeles, CA
Black Art Auction
Dec. 14, 2024
Ron Adams, 1934-2020, Endangered Species
Est: $800 - $1,200
Ron Adams 1934-2020 Endangered Species 1991 etching on BFK Rives paper 24 x 17-1/2 inches (image) 30 x 22 inches (sheet) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered 6/60 Printed and published by Hand Graphics, Santa Fe, NM, blind stamp
Black Art Auction
Nov. 02, 2024
Ronald Adams Hand Carved Kachina Doll
Est: $100 - $250
A Ronald Adams (Native American) Hopi hand carved wooden Kachina dancer doll hand painted depicting a Kachina dancer in the form of an anthropomorphic cactus person. Signed on underside.
Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd
May. 18, 2024
Ron Adams, 1934-2020, A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Est: $400 - $600
Ron Adams 1934-2020 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 1998 lithograph 29 x 22 inches (sheet) 23 x 16 inches (image) signed, dated, with printer's proof
Black Art Auction
May. 18, 2024
Ron Adams, 1934-2020, Profile in Blue
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ron Adams 1934-2020 Profile in Blue 1988 lithograph 47-3/8 x 36 inches signed, dated, numbered, 2/20 state edition
Black Art Auction
Apr. 04, 2024
RONALD ADAMS (1934 - 2020) Self-Portrait.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
RONALD ADAMS (1934 - 2020) Self-Portrait. Woodcut on cream wove paper, 1965. 381x292 mm; 15x11½ inches, full margins. Signed and dated in pencil, lower margin. This woodcut is a scarce, early print by master printmaker Ron Adams, made in Los Angeles after he graduated from the Otis College of Art and Design in 1963.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 14, 2024
Ron Adams, A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, 1998
Est: $600 - $900
Ron Adams (1934 - 2020) A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, 1998 lithograph, printer's proof graphite editioned lower left: Printer's Proof graphite titled lower center: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words printer's chop lower center graphite signed and dated lower right: Ron Adams / 98
Santa Fe Art Auction
Dec. 02, 2023
Ron Adams, 1934-2020, Endangered Species II
Est: $700 - $900
Ron Adams 1934-2020 Endangered Species II 1991 etching in brown on cream wove paper 23-1/2 x 17-1/2 inches (image) Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 5/60 published by Hand Graphics, New Mexico; blind stamp l.r. Provenance: private collection, Los Angeles, CA
Black Art Auction
May. 20, 2023
Ron Adams, b. 1934, Neptune Washington
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ron Adams b. 1934 Neptune Washington 1996 lithograph 30 x 22 inches (sheet) signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil, 43/70 From the Resounding Heart portfolio, printed by Marina Ancona and Michael Costello; publisher, Hand Graphics, Santa Fe, NM
Black Art Auction
May. 20, 2023
Ron Adams, b. 1934, Endangered Species
Est: $800 - $1,200
Ron Adams b. 1934 Endangered Species 1991 etching on BFK Rives paper 24 x 17-1/2 inches (image) 30 x 22 inches (sheet) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered 2/60 Printed and published by Hand Graphics, Santa Fe, NM, blind stamp
Black Art Auction
May. 22, 2021
Ron Adams, b. 1934, Blackburn
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Ron Adams b. 1934 Blackburn 2002 color lithograph 26 x 35 3/4 inches (image) signed, dated, and numbered, 33/80 in pencil This image depicts Bob Blackburn, working at the Lawrence Lithography Workshop Provenance: Private collection, Richmond, Virginia
Black Art Auction
May. 22, 2021
RON ADAMS (B. 1934) PENCIL SIGNED COLOR LITHOGRAPH
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Ron Adams (Born 1934) Blackburn 2002 The color lithograph on Rives paper printed and published by the Lawrence Lithography Workshop, signed by the artist in pencil lower right, numbered 76 from an edition of 80 prints. The subject is the influential African-American artist, teacher and printmaker Robert Hamilton Blackburn (December 10, 1920 - April 21, 2003). Image measures 25.5 x 35 with a framed size of 36 x 45.25 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Feb. 06, 2021
Ron Adams, b. 1934, Fat Sam
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ron Adams b. 1934 Fat Sam 2005 engraving on Arches paper 23-3/4 x 17-1/2 inches (image) 30 x 22-1/2 inches (sheet) signed, dated, titled, numbered 32/70
Black Art Auction
Feb. 06, 2021
Ron Adams, b. 1934, Arden
Est: $500 - $700
Ron Adams b. 1934 Arden 2006 etching 30 x 22 inches signed, dated, titled, and numbered 8/35 Provenance: private collection, Houston, TX
Black Art Auction
Dec. 07, 2019
Ron Adams orig etching "Dandelion Wine"
Est: $200 - $400
Adams, Ron (American, born 1934), Dandelion Wine, 1994, photo etching, 11.5 x 8.75 inches, pencil signed, titled and dated and numbered 3/60 along the lower margin, framed in a maple wood frame measuring 23.5 x 19.75 inches
Concept Art Gallery
Jan. 16, 2015
Ron Adams "Insufficient Funds" Embellished AP Litho
Est: $250 - $500
Ron Adams artist proof, hand embellished litho entitled "Insufficient Funds". Frame: 33.5" x 26" paper sight: 22.75" x 15.75"
Applebrook Auctions
Dec. 05, 2014
Ron Adams "Insufficient Funds" Embellished AP Litho
Est: $250 - $500
Ron Adams artist proof, hand embellished litho entitled "Insufficient Funds". Frame: 33.5" x 26" paper sight: 22.75" x 15.75"
Applebrook Auctions
Nov. 17, 2013
Ron Adams- Untitled
Est: $400 - $600
"Untitled", Aquatint by contemporary printmaker Ron Adams.
Matthews Art Auctions
Nov. 17, 2013
Ron Adams- La Diana
Est: $500 - $700
"La Diana", Aquatint by contemporary printmaker Ron Adams.
Matthews Art Auctions
Oct. 03, 2013
RON ADAMS (1934 - ) Blackburn.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RON ADAMS (1934 - ) Blackburn. Color lithograph on tan Rives BFK, 2002. 631x886 mm; 25x35 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 80. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Artist Proof" in pencil, lower margin. Printed and published by the Lawrence Lithography Workshop, with the blind stamp lower right. Impressions of this print are in the the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Library of Congress.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 17, 2012
Ron Adams, (American, b.1934), Aunt Hattie
Est: $300 - $500
Ron Adams (American, b.1934) Aunt Hattie etching edition 6/60, signed Ron Adams (lower right) and dated 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches.
Hindman
May. 15, 2011
RON ADAMS, (AMERICAN B. 1934), "BLACKBURN"
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
RON ADAMS (american b. 1934)/span "BLACKBURN" 2002, pencil signed, dated, and numbered 56/80, with full margins; Lawrence Lithography Workshop, Kansas, Missouri, publisher. Color lithograph on wove paper. image: 25 x 35 in. (64.6 x 88.8cm) sheet: 29 1/2 x 39 1/8 in. (74.8 x 99.3cm)
Freeman's | Hindman
Oct. 07, 2008
RON ADAMS (1934 - ) La Diana.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
RON ADAMS (1934 - ) La Diana. Engraving, etching and aquatint, printed in blue, 1968. 640x480 mm; 25 1/4x19 1/8 inches, wide (full ?) margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 8/25 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this scarce print. According to the artist, this etching is just the third print he made. In 1967, Adams moved to Mexico where he studied lithography and engraving with Robledo Cabdavilla at the University of Mexico. The International Olympic Committee selected Adams as a graphic designer to create posters, murals and other illustrations for the 1968 Olympics there. In 1969, Adams moved back to Los Angeles and began working at Gemini G.E.L. with founder Kenneth Tyler.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 19, 2008
RON ADAMS (1934 - ) Blackburn.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RON ADAMS (1934 - ) Blackburn. Color lithograph on tan Rives BFK, 2002. 631x886 mm; 25x35 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 67/80 in pencil, lower margin. Printed and published by the Lawrence Lithography Workshop, with the blind stamp lower right. A superb impression. Blackburn is another tour-de-force of color lithography, and a great hommage from one master printmaker to another. Impressions of this print are in the the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Library of Congress.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 19, 2008
RON ADAMS (1934 - ) Profile in Blue.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
RON ADAMS (1934 - ) Profile in Blue. Color lithograph, 1988. 1065x760 mm; 42x30 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 50. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "A/P" in pencil, lower margin. Printed and published by Hand Graphics, Santa Fe, NM. A superb, rich impression of this monumental lithograph. Adams's Profile in Blue, a self-portrait at the press, is a tour-de-force of stone lithography printed in 7 colors. This print is the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. Ron Adams is a master printer who in 1969 trained at Gemini, G.E.L, in Los Angeles with founder Kenneth Tyler, where he printed for Jasper Johns, Frank Stella, and Roy Lichtenstein. In 1974, he opened his own print shop, Hand Graphics, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he worked with many significant artists, including John Biggers on his most celebrated lithograph The Upper Room, and Charles White on his last suite of etchings and lithographs. His work has been exhibited in over 25 museums, and is in the permanent collections of many national institutions.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 04, 2007
RON ADAMS (1934 - ) Skull.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
RON ADAMS (1934 - ) Skull. Mixed media with collage on paper, 1968. 470x470 mm; 18 1/2x18 1/2 inches. Signed in ink, lower right. Illustrated in Lewis, ill. 256, p. 249.
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