Irene Clark Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Irene Clark Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 15, 2025
Irene Clark, 1927-1980, Flute Player
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Irene Clark 1927-1980 Flute Player 1955 gouache on paper 12 x 9 inches signed and dated Provenance: private collection, Irving, TX
Black Art Auction
Dec. 14, 2024
Irene V. Clark, b. 1927, Man with Peacocks
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Irene V. Clark b. 1927 Man with Peacocks 1955-1965 acrylic on board 16 x 11-1/2 inches signed Irene Clark was born in Washington, DC, but studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (one of her most recognized works, A Mansion at Prairie Avenue, is included in their permanent collection). She worked at the Southside Community Art Center with William McBride. Her style could best be described as Neo-primitive or Afro-primitive. Substantial holdings of her work are located at the Oakland Museum of Art and Atlanta University.
Black Art Auction
Dec. 14, 2024
Irene V. Clark, b. 1927, Portrait of a Girl
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Irene V. Clark b. 1927 Portrait of a Girl 1960-1970 mixed media on board 9 x 9 inches (image) 13 x 13 inches (overall) signed original frame Irene Clark was born in Washington, DC, but studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (one of her most recognized works, A Mansion at Prairie Avenue, is included in their permanent collection). She worked at the Southside Community Art Center with William McBride. Her style could best be described as Neo-primitive or Afro-primitive. Substantial holdings of her work are located at the Oakland Museum of Art and Atlanta University.
Black Art Auction
Oct. 22, 2024
Irene Clark, Untitled (Young Girl)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Irene Clark Untitled (Young Girl) mixed media on board in artist's frame 13 h x 13 w x 1 d in (33 x 33 x 3 cm) Signed to lower right 'Irene Clark'. Provenance: Private Collection | Thence by descent This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 22, 2024
Irene Clark, Untitled (Head)
Est: $700 - $900
Irene Clark Untitled (Head) mixed media on wood 8 h x 6.125 w in (20 x 16 cm) Signed to lower right 'I Clark'. Provenance: Private Collection | Thence by descent This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 22, 2024
Irene Clark, Untitled (Man with Peacocks)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Irene Clark Untitled (Man with Peacocks) acrylic on wood veneer 15 h x 11 w in (38 x 28 cm) Signed to lower right 'I. Clark'. Provenance: Private Collection | Thence by descent This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Mar. 31, 2022
IRENE V. CLARK (1927 - 1984) Untitled (African Huts).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
IRENE V. CLARK (1927 - 1984) Untitled (African Huts). Oil on cream wove paper, circa 1965. 203x254 mm; 8x10 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. With a label signed and inscribed with the artist's address, "743 Haight, San Francisco" in ink on the frame back. Provenance: private collection, Nevada.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 17, 2021
Irene Clark, 1927-1980, Portrait of a Girl
Est: $800 - $1,200
Irene Clark 1927-1980 Portrait of a Girl c. 1950 oil on board 7 x 5 inches
Black Art Auction
May. 30, 2021
Irene & Carl Clark Micro Mosaic Sterling Pendant
Est: $300 - $400
Rectangular pendant, turquoise, onyx, and coral geometric inlay, engraved back, marked with artist stamp and Sterling, overall 1.75" x .75".
Amero Auctions
May. 30, 2021
Irene Carl Clark Micro Mosaic Silver Cuff Bracelet
Est: $600 - $800
Irene and Carl Clark serpentine form sterling cuff, micro mosaic inlaid turquoise, onyx, and coral geometric patterns, Engraved interior, marked with artist stamp and Sterling. Overall 2" x 2.5", 1" opening.
Amero Auctions
Apr. 22, 2021
IRENE V. CLARK (1927 - 1984) Untitled (African Huts).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
IRENE V. CLARK (1927 - 1984) Untitled (African Huts). Oil on cream wove paper, circa 1965. 203x254 mm; 8x10 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. With a label signed and inscribed with the artist's address "743 Haight, San Francisco" in ink on the frame back. Provenance: private collection, Nevada.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 22, 2021
IRENE V. CLARK (1927 - 1984) Untitled (Head of an African Man).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
IRENE V. CLARK (1927 - 1984) Untitled (Head of an African Man). Oil on board, circa 1965. 254x203 mm; 10x8 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. Signed and inscribed with the artist's address "743 Haight, San Francisco" in ink on the frame back. Provenance: private collection, Nevada.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 11, 2020
Irene Clark, 1927-1980, Sunflowers, oil and mixed media on board, 12 x 16 inches
Est: $700 - $900
Irene Clark 1927-1980 Sunflowers oil and mixed media on board c. 1950 signed Provenance: The Melvin Holmes Collection of African American Art, CA Clark was a member of The African-American Historical and Cultural Society and gallery director of the Exhibit Gallery and Studio in Chicago. Her work is found in the collections of the Oakland Museum of Art, CA and Atlanta University. Literature: The Melvin Holmes Collection of African American Art, p. 159 12 x 16 inches
Black Art Auction
May. 16, 2020
Irene Clark, 1927 - 1980, Portrait of a Girl, Oil on board, 7 x 5 inches
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Irene Clark 1927 - 1980 Portrait of a Girl Oil on board 1950 Signed Provenance: The Melvin Holmes Collection of African American Art, San Francisco, CA Literature: The Melvin Holmes Collection of African American Art, Tyler Fine Art, 2019; p. 159. 7 x 5 inches
Black Art Auction
Jan. 30, 2020
IRENE V. CLARK (1927 - 1984) Mansion on Prairie Avenue.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
IRENE V. CLARK (1927 - 1984) Mansion on Prairie Avenue. Oil on masonite board, circa 1955-62. 508x406 mm; 20x16 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. Titled in oil, verso. Provenance: the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., Chicago. Illustrated: Ebony, December, 1973, p. 42. Prairie Avenue is a north–south street on the South Side of Chicago known for its grand homes dating from the late 19th Century. Mansion on Prairie Avenue was a significant subject that Irene Clark returned to often. One version, dated circa 1955, is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, and anothe very similar one is illustrated in Cedric Dover's American Negro Art. Born in Washington, DC in 1927, Irene V. Clark studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and first gained recognition as an artist in Chicago while working during the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Clark studied screenprint printmaking with William McBride at the South Side Community Art Center and with John Miller at the 414 Workshop in Chicago. She also studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and in Haiti. Clark worked as the gallery director of the Exhibit Gallery and Studio in Chicago, and was a member of the African-American Historical and Cultural Society. Clark moved to California, living in both Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. She exhibited at the Oakland Museum in 1968, the African Historical Society in 1972, and in numerous galleries in northern California. Much of Clark's work is in the permanent collections of the Oakland Museum of Art and Atlanta University. Biography notes courtesy of Aaron Galleries; Dover pl. 49; p. 123.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 14, 2019
Irene Clark. Blank Card, pen & ink
Est: $200 - $400
(American, 1921-1984). Pen & ink on paper card, signed "Irene Clark" lr, sheet size: 8 7/8 x 5 1/4 in., unframed
Alex Cooper
Nov. 24, 2019
Irene Clark Portrait of a Girl
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Irene Clark (1927-1980) Portrait of a Girl, c. 1950 oil on board signed 7 x 5 inches framed Illustrated in The Melvin Holmes Collection of African American Art, p. 159.
Treadway Gallery
Nov. 24, 2019
Irene Clark Lot of Two Works
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Irene Clark (1927-1980) Keeper of Birds, c. 1950 oil on board signed 7 x 5 inches framed The Marble, c. 1950 oil on board signed 7 x 5 inches framed Both works are illustrated in The Melvin Holmes Collection of African American Art, p. 39
Treadway Gallery
Jun. 09, 2019
Irene Clark, (American, b. 1927), Two Cats, gouache on paper, 8 1/2" x 11"
Est: $600 - $800
Irene Clark (American, b. 1927) Two Cats gouache on paper signed lower right, date illegible 8 1/2" x 11"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 28, 2019
Irene Clark. "Mother and Child," mixed media
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
(American, 1927-1984). Mixed media on board, signed and titled on verso, 32 x 23 in., unframed
Alex Cooper
Jan. 24, 2019
Irene Clark. "Mother and Child," mixed media
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
(American, 1927-1984). Mixed media on board, signed and titled on verso, 32 x 23 in., unframed
Alex Cooper
Jan. 24, 2019
Irene Clark. Blank Card, pen & ink
Est: $200 - $400
(American, 1921-1984). Pen & ink on paper card, signed "Irene Clark" lr, sheet size: 8 7/8 x 5 1/4 in., unframed
Alex Cooper
Mar. 18, 2017
Irene Clark, (American, 1927-1984), South Chicago Scene , oil on canvas, 44" x 28"
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Irene Clark (American, 1927-1984) South Chicago Scene oil on canvas c. 1950 signed 44" x 28"
Ripley Auctions
Oct. 06, 2016
IRENE CLARK (1927 - 1984) Cleopatra.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
IRENE CLARK (1927 - 1984) Cleopatra. Gouache on plywood board, circa 1940-50. 391x289 mm; 15 3/8x11 3/8 inches. Signed in ink, lower right. Provenance: Aaron Galleries, Glenview, Illinois, with the gallery label on the frame back; private collection.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 06, 2015
Irene Clark, (American, 1927-1984), Boy Juggling, c. 1950, oil on board, 7.5" x 9.5"
Est: $500 - $750
Irene Clark (American, 1927-1984) Boy Juggling, c. 1950 oil on board signed lower right 7.5" x 9.5"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 09, 2014
IRENE CLARK (1927 - 1984) Decoration.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
IRENE CLARK (1927 - 1984) Decoration. Woodcut on cream wove paper, 1959. 203x114 mm; 8x4 1/2 inches, wide margins. Proof, aside from an edition of unknown size. We have not found another impression of this scarce print. We believe this to be the first print by Clark to come to auction.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 01, 2014
Irene Clark (American, b. 1927) a pair of works, African Heads
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Irene Clark (American, b. 1927) a pair of works, "African Heads", c. 1950; gouache/wood, 10" x 5.75" each, signed.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Nov. 01, 2012
Irene Clark, (American, b. 1927), Mask, c. 1950
Est: $700 - $900
Irene Clark (American, b. 1927) Mask, c. 1950 gouache and pencil on fabric signed I. Clark (lower right) 10 x 13 3/4 inches.
Hindman
Oct. 27, 2012
Irene Clark, (African-American; b. 1927), Watercolor, 20 1/2" x 13"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Irene Clark (African-American; b. 1927) Watercolor Painter, designer, and gallery director Irene Clark was born in Washington D.C. and later relocated to Chicago. She studied with the Art Institute of Chicago's 414 Workshop, as well as at the San Francisco Art Institute. An accomplished realistic painter, Clark adopted an expressionistic, and later, naïve approach to painting, drawing particularly from folklore heard and read as a child. She was a member of The African-American Historical and Cultural Society and gallery director of the Exhibit Gallery and Studio, Chicago. Her work can be found in the collections of the Oakland Museum of Art, CA and Atlanta University. 20 1/2" x 13"
Ripley Auctions
Mar. 08, 2009
Irene Clark (American, b. 1927) "Daisies at Dusk,"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Irene Clark (American, b. 1927) "Daisies at Dusk," c. 1950, oil on panel, 26" x 30", signed lower right, framed
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
May. 16, 2004
Irene Clark (b. 1927)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Metamorphosis of the Black Man c.1965
Wright