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  • Frederick C. Alston, 1895-1987, Light of the World
    Dec. 04, 2021

    Frederick C. Alston, 1895-1987, Light of the World

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Frederick C. Alston 1895-1987 Light of the World 1929 watercolor on paper 25 x 17 inches signed and dated; titled on label verso: Citizens Art Committee Awards in Fine Arts and Exhibition of Fine Arts. This is a very rare, early work by Alston, reminiscent of another Harlem Renaissance painter, Aaron Douglas. It was likely used as an illustration. Alston was involved with the People's Art Center in St Louis, a liberal organization supportive of minority artists (in sharp contrast to the St Louis Artist Guild). An example of the artist's work is currently included in the exhibition, "Art Along the Rivers" at the St Louis Art Museum.

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  • Frederick Cornelius Alston, Missouri, North Carolina (1895-), Light of the World, watercolor on paper, 25 1/4 x 17 inches (sight); overall measurements with frame: 31 1/2 x 23 1/4 inches
    Sep. 11, 2021

    Frederick Cornelius Alston, Missouri, North Carolina (1895-), Light of the World, watercolor on paper, 25 1/4 x 17 inches (sight); overall measurements with frame: 31 1/2 x 23 1/4 inches

    Est: $600 - $800

    Frederick Cornelius Alston Missouri, North Carolina, (1895- ) Light of the World watercolor on paper signed lower left, titled on label verso. Exhibition label verso: Citizens Art Collection, New York, with title. Frederick Cornelius (F.C.) Alston was an African-American artist active in the 1920's-40's. His works have a mystical quality that transports the viewer into the scene. Alston was also featured in the 1930 Harmon Foundation show of African American Art.

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  • Frederick Cornelius Alston, Knight Shift, Oil Painting
    Mar. 08, 2013

    Frederick Cornelius Alston, Knight Shift, Oil Painting

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    Artist: Frederick Cornelius Alston, American (1895 - 19??) | Title: Knight Shift | Year: 1920 | Medium: Oil on Coarse Linen Canvas, titled and dated verso | Size: 36 in. x 28 in. (91.44 cm x 71.12 cm)

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  • FREDERICK CORNELIUS ALSTON (1895 - ) Knight Shift.
    Feb. 17, 2009

    FREDERICK CORNELIUS ALSTON (1895 - ) Knight Shift.

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    FREDERICK CORNELIUS ALSTON (1895 - ) Knight Shift. Oil on coarse linen canvas, circa 1920. 915x710 mm; 36x28 inches. Titled and dated in pencil, verso. Provenance: purchased at auction on May 9, 2004, with two related works, a watercolor and a gouache; private California collection. We have found no other auction records for this artist. Modern paintings by African-American artists working in the 1920s are very scarce, yet Frederick C. Alston had considerable success in that period. Born in Wilmington, NC, Alston lived in St. Louis, Missouri. He achieved significant exposure through the Harmon Foundation in New York where his work was included in group exhibitions in 1929 (including 4 works), 1931 and 1933. His paintings were also shown in the 1929 Harmon Foundation-sponsored exhibition Paintings and Sculptures by American Negro Artists at the National Gallery in Washington, DC. His work was shown at the Barnett-Aden Gallery in Washington, DC in 1948, and later included in the famous Barnett-Aden collection. Despite this impressive showing, little is known of the artist today. Two of his paintings, Song Feast and The Good Books Says (shown in the 1929 Harmon exhibition), are now in the collection of the James E. Lewis Museum of Art at Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD.

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