Beauford Delaney Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Beauford Delaney Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 21, 2024
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901-1979) Untitled (Composition in Yellow, Orange and Red) 52 5/8 x 37 7/8 in (133.5 x 96 cm) (Painted circa 1958)
Est: $120,000 - $180,000
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901-1979) Untitled (Composition in Yellow, Orange and Red) stamped by the artist's estate (on the reverse) oil on paper laid on linen 52 5/8 x 37 7/8 in (133.5 x 96 cm) Painted circa 1958
Bonhams
Nov. 16, 2024
ATTR TO BEAUFORD DELANEY AMERICAN GOUACHE PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to Beauford Delaney, American, French, 1901 to 1979, gouache painting on paper depicting a portrait of a woman, 1965. Signed and dated lower right. Framed. Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beaufords younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter. Modern and Contemporary American Fine Art, Female Portrait Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Nov. 16, 2024
ATTR TO BEAUFORD DELANEY AMERICAN RURAL OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to Beauford Delaney, American, French, 1901 to 1979, oil painting on board depicting a village scene. Signed lower left. Framed. Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beaufords younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter. Modern and Contemporary American Fine Art, Female Portrait Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Nov. 13, 2024
Beauford Delaney, Untitled
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Beauford Delaney Untitled 1962 gouache and watercolor on Arches 22.125 h x 14.375 w in (56 x 37 cm) Signed, dated and inscribed to lower edge 'Beauford Delaney 1962 Paris'. Provenance: Estate of Molly Turner, Florida This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 27, 2024
ATTR BEAUFORD DELANEY AMERICAN ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to Beauford Delaney, American, French, 1901 to 1979, oil painting on board depicting an abstract expressionist composition. Signed upper left. Stamped, To Louis Berger Paris, on the backside. Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beaufords younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter. American Fine Art, Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Oct. 03, 2024
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901 - 1979) Untitled (Greenwich Village Street, New York.)
Est: $250,000 - $350,000
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901 - 1979) Untitled (Greenwich Village Street, New York.) Oil on linen canvas, circa 1945-46. 457x546 mm; 18x21½ inches. Signed and dated (indistinctly) in oil, lower right recto. Signed (three times) and inscribed "181 Greene St" (twice)" and "NY" in oil on the stretcher bars, verso. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, Professor Kenneth Lash, California and Iowa; thence by descent, private collection, Washington (2006). Kenneth Lash (1918-1985) was a poet, essayist, university professor, and chair of art and humanities departments. He was a contributor to many literary reviews and journals, including The New Yorker, editor of the New Mexico Quarterly and a longtime contributing editor at the North American Review. Before his service in the US Navy, Lash lived in New York in the early 1940s where he frequented many jazz clubs and after-hours sessions at trumpeter Frankie Newton's Greenwich Village loft, blocks away from Beauford Delaney's studio. Lash was part of a support network of friends and patrons who assisted Delaney both before and after his trip to Paris. In his Delaney biography, Leeming writes that Beauford Delaney mentioned how "my good friend" Kenneth Lash made his trip to Vinalhaven, Maine possible in a June 26, 1946 letter to Henry Miller. This richly impastoed depiction of the Village is a very scarce and significant example of Beauford Delaney's New York period. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Beauford Delaney moved to New York City in 1929. Delaney was inspired by the vibrant, modern landscape of the city, particularly the parks and streets close to his studio apartment on the top of 181 Greene Street. As early as 1940, his paintings of New York also reflected a new modernist approach. According to Ann E. Gibson, Delaney's cityscapes were "recognizable but hardly realist, his forms knit into a single fabric, often united by a consistently textured surface, held together by integrated nets of color and line coexisting on the surfaces of his paintings." This expressive painting embodies Beauford Delaney's modernist approach of the 1940s. His depiction of a street corner and the El train line is particularly infused color through a densely layered impasto. Delaney painted several other similar versions of street scenes between 1944 and 1946, often nocturnal views and each with Van Gogh-like swirling brushwork; see Untitled (Night Scene), circa 1944 and Greenwich Village, 1945 (see Canterbury fig. 7 and pl. 8). Here Delaney's impasto unifies the entire space, from the street to the clouds in the sky, and pushes the painting into abstraction. He includes a sole figure as a dark silhouette passing like a specter across the foreground. Delaney would later revisit this New York scene in Paris with his Street Scene, 1968, painted predominantly in yellow. Canterbury pp. 14, 29 and 39; Leeming p. 80.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 14, 2024
Beauford Delaney, 1901-1979, untitled
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
Beauford Delaney 1901-1979 untitled 1962 gouache on paper (J-Annonay watermark) 29-1/4 x 20-3/4 inches signed and dated, March 1962
Black Art Auction
Sep. 14, 2024
Beauford Delaney, 1901-1979, Composition
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Beauford Delaney 1901-1979 Composition 1961 oil on canvas 10-5/8 x 5-1/4 inches signed on stretcher verso Provenance: Ancienne collection Jacques and Solange du Closel - Thence by descent - Private collection, Brussels
Black Art Auction
Aug. 31, 2024
BEAUFORD DELANEY AMERICAN FRENCH ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Beauford Delaney, American, French, 1901 to 1979, oil painting on board depicting an abstract composition. Signed and dated 1969 lower left. Framed. Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beaufords younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 25, 2024
BEAUFORD DELANEY (NY/FRANCE/TN, 1901-1979)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
BEAUFORD DELANEY (NY/FRANCE/TN, 1901-1979) Untitled, 1963, mixed media on Arches paper, laid to hardboard, signed and dated lower right, signed verso and marked "No. 4", along with remnant of exhibition label. Unframed, 19 3/4" x 15". Provenence: Property from a Private Southern California collection; The Estate of Daisy LeBrecht, Morris, CT.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 13, 2024
American Beauford Delaney Abstract Watercolor Painting
Est: $5,000 - $15,000
Very fine abstract watercolor painting attributed to well listed American artist Beauford Delaney ( 1901-1979). Signed and dated. Size: Framed: 25 1/4" x 19 1/2; Unframed: 17 1/2" x 11 1/4".Beauford Delaney was born in 1901, in Knoxville, Tennessee. An apprentice of artist Lloyd Branson, Beauford was encouraged by his mentor to study art in Boston. In 1929, Beauford traveled to New York and established himself as a prominent artist of the Harlem Renaissance. There he gained the attention and admiration of well known writers and artists such as James Baldwin, Georgia O'Keefe, Alfred Stieglitz, and many others. Beauford moved to Paris in 1953, and it was there that his work transitioned from figurative compositions to abstract expressionism with a focus on color and light. In 1975, Beauford Delaney was admitted to a mental hospital in Paris, where he died in 1979, one year after his first major retrospective exhibit held at the Studio Museum in Harlem.Some exhibitions of Beauford Delaney's work include the Vendome Gallery, Roko Gallery and Artists' Gallery, New York City, in the 1940s; Gallerie Paul Fachetti, 1960; and Black Master, Studio Museum in Harlem, 1978.Works by Delaney are in the following public collections, among others: Art Institute of Chicago; Beck Cultural Exchange; Greenville County Museum; Minneapolis Institute of the Arts; National Gallery of Art; Smithsonian Museum of American Art; Baltimore Museum of Arts; Newark Museum of Art and University of Michigan Museum of Art.~ . Detailed condition reports are not included in this catalog. For additional information, including condition reports, please contact us at info@sofedesignauctions.com
Sofe Design Auctions
Jul. 07, 2024
Beauford Delaney Ink on Paper Landscape, Istanbul, Turkey, 1966
Est: $3,400 - $3,800
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) cityscape black marker drawing entitled "Istanbul, Turkey" and depicting a stylized hillside in Istanbul with numerous buildings surrounded by foliage all rendered in gestural, spontaneous line. Created in 1966 when Delaney visited the writer James Baldwin in Istanbul. Signed and dated “Beauford Delaney / 1966” and titled “Istanbul Turkey” in blue ink, lower left quadrant. With Beauford Delaney estate stamp to frame backing. Floated under glass in a simple black frame with black mat and white reveal. Sheet: 8” H x 10 1/2” W. Frame: 12 1/2” H x 15 7/16” W. Biographical note: Modernist artist Beauford Delaney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. An apprentice to artist Lloyd Branson, Delaney was encouraged by his mentor to study art in Boston. In 1929 he traveled to New York and established himself as a prominent artist of the Harlem Renaissance. There he gained the attention and admiration of well-known writers and artists such as James Baldwin, Georgia O'Keefe, Alfred Stieglitz, and many others. Delaney experimented throughout his career with a wide variety of styles, including his personal brands of realism, fauvism, post-impressionism, and abstract expressionism. His departure from New York to Paris in 1953 also marked his transition from figurative compositions to abstractions with a focus on color and light. In 1978, the year before he died, the Studio Museum in Harlem initiated its Black Master series with a retrospective of his work. His paintings can be found in the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago; the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian Institution, and other major museums.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 07, 2024
Beauford Delaney Pastel Portrait of a Man w/ Glasses & Necktie
Est: $8,000 - $9,000
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) pastel on paper bust-length portrait of a dark-haired, mustachioed man with purple eyes who wears glasses and a blue-and-white striped tie. Set against a mottled blue, purple, and green background with touches of the same colors present in the man’s face. Unsigned. With Beauford Delaney estate stamp to frame backing. Housed under glass in a modern, frame with white mat. Sheet: 25” H x 18 3/4” W. Frame: 31 1/2” H x 27 1/2” W. Biographical note: Modernist artist Beauford Delaney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. An apprentice to artist Lloyd Branson, Delaney was encouraged by his mentor to study art in Boston. In 1929 he traveled to New York and established himself as a prominent artist of the Harlem Renaissance. There he gained the attention and admiration of well-known writers and artists such as James Baldwin, Georgia O'Keefe, Alfred Stieglitz, and many others. Delaney experimented throughout his career with a wide variety of styles, including his personal brands of realism, fauvism, post-impressionism, and abstract expressionism. His departure from New York to Paris in 1953 also marked his transition from figurative compositions to abstractions with a focus on color and light. In 1978, the year before he died, the Studio Museum in Harlem initiated its Black Master series with a retrospective of his work. His paintings can be found in the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago; the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian Institution, and other major museums.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 06, 2024
Beauford Delaney, Charcoal Portrait of a Black Man, 1963
Est: $4,000 - $4,400
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) charcoal on wove paper bust-length portrait of black man depicted in three-quarters view, on Arches paper. The sitter wears horn-rimmed glasses and a jacket and gazes to the right of the viewer. Signed and dated "B. Delaney 63," lower right. With Beauford Delaney estate stamp en verso. Full "J Perrigot Arches Special MBM (France)" watermark to left side of sheet. Unframed. Sheet: 25 13/16" H x 10 5/8" W. PROVENANCE: Estate of Beauford Delaney, Derek L. Spratley, Esquire, court-appointed administrator.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 06, 2024
Beauford Delaney Pastel Portrait of a Man Smoking a Pipe
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) pastel on wove paper bust-length portrait of a man with a pipe in his mouth, 1930s. The man, with dark hair and goatee, wears a brown suit with a bright blue tie and stares intensely at the viewer with furrowed brow. He sits or stands before a bookcase filled with colorful bindings that create a geometrically patterned background. With Beauford Delaney estate stamp en verso. Unsigned. Unframed. Sheet: 25" H x 19 3/4"Â W.Â Note: Modernist artist Beauford Delaney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. An apprentice to artist Lloyd Branson, Delaney was encouraged by his mentor to study art in Boston. In 1929 he traveled to New York and established himself as a prominent artist of the Harlem Renaissance. There he gained the attention and admiration of well-known writers and artists such as James Baldwin, Georgia O’Keefe, Alfred Stieglitz, and many others. Delaney experimented throughout his career with a wide variety of styles, including his personal brands of realism, fauvism, post-impressionism, and abstract expressionism. His departure from New York to Paris in 1953 also marked his transition from figurative compositions to abstractions with a focus on color and light. Numerous portraits by Delaney demonstrate the artist’s fauvist tendencies in regard to his use of vibrant, non-local color for expressive effect. Additionally, the penetrating stare and psychological intensity of this pastel suggest the influence of modernist portraiture by luminaries like Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse. PROVENANCE: Estate of Beauford Delaney, Derek L. Spratley, Esquire, court-appointed administrator.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jun. 27, 2024
Beauford DELANEY (1901-1979)
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Composition, 1962 Gouache on paper Signed, dated and located in Paris 65 x 50 cm Composition, 1962 Gouache sur papier Signée, datée et située à Paris 65 x 50 cm
Maison Verneuil
Jun. 08, 2024
BEAUFORD DELANEY ORIGINAL ABSTRACT PAINTING AFTER
Est: $150 - $10,000
180046 BEAUFORD DELANEY ORIGINAL ABSTRACT PAINTING AFTER Beauford Delaney (1901-979, American) original acrylic abstarct painting in the manner of. This painting was made in the same style and technique as Delaney by an unknown artist. He is remembered for his work withthe Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beauford's younger brother, Joseph, was also a notedpainter. Size: 22 X 18" Condition: Very fine.
Florida Estate Sales Inc.
May. 18, 2024
Beauford Delaney, 1901-1979, Madrid, Spain
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Beauford Delaney 1901-1979 Madrid, Spain 1955 gouache on paper 12-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches signed and dated twice; titled "Madrid" l.l. and "Spain", l.r. Provenance: Louise Nevelson
Black Art Auction
May. 18, 2024
Beauford Delaney, 1901-1979, Self Portrait
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Beauford Delaney 1901-1979 Self Portrait c. 1965 mixed media drawing on paper 10 x 8 inches signed
Black Art Auction
May. 17, 2024
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901-1979) Untitled oil on canvas 31 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (80.6 x
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901-1979) Untitled oil on canvas 31 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (80.6 x 60.2 cm.)
Christie's
May. 11, 2024
BEAUFORD DELANEY AMERICAN FRENCH ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Beauford Delaney, American, French, 1901 to 1979, oil painting on board depicting an abstract expressionist composition. Signed upper left. Framed. Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beaufords younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Apr. 27, 2024
ATTR BEAUFORD DELANEY AMERICAN ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Oil on board painting attributed Beauford Delaney, 1901 to 1979, an African-American artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance. This lot is an abstract composition in red and green. Impasto technique. Ca. 1950s to 1960s. Signed by the artist in the lower left. Green mat, black frame. Collectible American Modernist Fine Art.
Antique Arena Inc
Apr. 04, 2024
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901 - 1979) Untitled.
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901 - 1979) Untitled. Gouache, watercolor and charcoal on wove paper, circa 1956. 610x406 mm; 24x16 inches. With stamped holes and spiral-binding preforations down the left edge. Estate ink stamped on the verso. Provenance: the estate of the artist; thence by descent, Ogust Delaney Stewart, Knoxville; private collection, New York. Ms. Ogust Delaney Stewart was the artist's niece. Exhibited: Beauford Delaney: From New York to Paris, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, November 21, 2004 – February 20, 2005, Knoxville Museum of Art, Tennessee, April 16 – June 25, 2005, Greenville County Museum of Art, South Carolina, July 30 – October 8, 2005 and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, November 13, 2005–January 29, 2006. Illustrated: Patricia Canterbury, Beauford Delaney: From New York to Paris, fig. 16, p. 47. This dynamic and vivid abstraction is an excellent example from Beauford Delaney's important body of work on paper. It was likely made during Delaney's third year in Paris. In the winter of 1955, Delaney moved out of his hotel studio to an apartment in the suburb of Clamart - there he enjoyed more space and light to work. This densely layered composition displays Delaney's bolder experimentation in the mid-1950s as he simplified his abstraction and focused on the expressiveness of color. Delaney had solo exhibitions at the Galerie Prismes in both May and June of 1956 and later traveled to Ibiza, Spain in August. Leeming p. 130; Canterbury p. 36.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 16, 2024
BEAUFORD DELANEY AMERICAN FRENCH ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Beauford Delaney, American, French, 1901 to 1979, oil painting on board depicting an abstract composition. Signed lower right. Framed. Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beaufords younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Feb. 25, 2024
BEAUFORD DELANEY (NY/FRANCE/TN, 1901-1979)
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
BEAUFORD DELANEY (NY/FRANCE/TN, 1901-1979) Untitled, 1963, mixed media on Arches paper, laid to hardboard, signed and dated lower right, signed verso and marked "No. 4", along with remnant of exhibition label. Unframed, 19 3/4" x 15". Provenence: Property from a Private Southern California collection; The Estate of Daisy LeBrecht, Morris, CT.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 21, 2024
Attrib: Beauford Delaney, American (1901 - 1979)
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
Attributed To: Beauford Delaney, American (1901 - 1979) Oil on Masonite "Paris" Signed and Dated 1954 Lower Right. Inscribed en verso. Sight measures 13-1/4" x 19-1/4". Frame measures 17-1/2" x 23-3/4". A work listed as "attributed to:" the respective artist has not been authenticated by a recognized expert on the artist in question. We offer such a work without warranty as to authenticity. Condition: Good condition. Estimate: $1000.00 - $3000.00 Domestic Shipping: $135.00
Kodner Galleries
Jan. 27, 2024
Beauford Delaney Gouache on Paper, Yellow Abstraction, 1961
Est: $10,000 - $12,000
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) gouache on paper abstract painting in various shades of yellow. Rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing forms merge with one another and fill the composition, with areas of exposed paper visible throughout. Signed and dated "Beauford Delaney 61" in black pen, lower right. With Beauford Delaney estate stamp en verso and Levis Fine Art, New York, label affixed to backing. Floated in a modern wood frame with ivory mat. Sheet: 10 1/2" H x 8" W. Frame: 17 13/16" x" 15 1/4" W. Biographical note: Modernist artist Beauford Delaney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. An apprentice to artist Lloyd Branson, Delaney was encouraged by his mentor to study art in Boston. In 1929 he traveled to New York and established himself as a prominent artist of the Harlem Renaissance. There he gained the attention and admiration of well-known writers and artists such as James Baldwin, Georgia O'Keefe, Alfred Stieglitz, and many others. Delaney experimented throughout his career with a wide variety of styles, including his personal brands of realism, fauvism, post-impressionism, and abstract expressionism. His departure from New York to Paris in 1953 also marked his transition from figurative compositions to abstractions with a focus on color and light. In 1978, the year before he died, the Studio Museum in Harlem initiated its Black Master series with a retrospective of his work. His paintings can be found in the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago; the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian Institution, and other major museums.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 27, 2024
Beauford Delaney Watercolor & Gouache Abstract Painting, Ibiza, 1956
Est: $12,000 - $14,000
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) watercolor and gouache abstract painting entitled "Ibiza." Two thick, vertical black bars rendered in watercolor enclose at left and right a gestural web of calligraphic black linework, with fainter watercolor forms beneath. Signed and inscribed "Ibiza" in blue pen, lower right. On Schoellers Parole paper with blind stamp, upper right. Floated in a modern ebonized wood frame with ivory mat. Sheet: 18" H x 11 7/8" W. Frame: 28 3/4" H x 22 7/8" W. Exhibition History: "Beauford Delaney: From New York to Paris," The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, November 20, 2004 - February 20, 2005, and included in the catalog as Untitled (Ibiza), catalog number 24. Note: Likely executed in Ibiza, Spain, while on a trip with writer James Baldwin and painter Larry Calcagno in 1956. Two related works also inscribed "Ibiza" were included in the 2013 exhibition "Beauford Delaney: Internal Light" at Levis Fine Art in New York.Â Biographical note: Modernist artist Beauford Delaney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. An apprentice to artist Lloyd Branson, Delaney was encouraged by his mentor to study art in Boston. In 1929 he traveled to New York and established himself as a prominent artist of the Harlem Renaissance. There he gained the attention and admiration of well-known writers and artists such as James Baldwin, Georgia O'Keefe, Alfred Stieglitz, and many others. Delaney experimented throughout his career with a wide variety of styles, including his personal brands of realism, fauvism, post-impressionism, and abstract expressionism. His departure from New York to Paris in 1953 also marked his transition from figurative compositions to abstractions with a focus on color and light. In 1978, the year before he died, the Studio Museum in Harlem initiated its Black Master series with a retrospective of his work. His paintings can be found in the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago; the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian Institution, and other major museums.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 13, 2024
ABSTRACT AMERICAN OIL PAINTING BY BEAUFORD DELANEY
Est: $100 - $150
Beauford Delaney, American, French, 1901 to 1979, oil painting on board depicting an abstract composition. Signed lower left .Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beaufords younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Dec. 02, 2023
Beauford Delaney, 1901-1979, Lisa
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Beauford Delaney 1901-1979 Lisa 1970 charcoal on paper 16 x 12-1/2 inches signed and dated Provenance: private collection, Detroit, MI.
Black Art Auction
Dec. 02, 2023
Beauford Delaney, 1901-1979, untitled
Est: $100,000 - $200,000
Beauford Delaney 1901-1979 untitled 1957-1960 oil on canvas 31 x 25 inches signed Provenance: private collection, Porto, Portugal, acquired from a private collection, Paris in 2020.
Black Art Auction
Nov. 10, 2023
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901-1979) Garden Abstraction gouache on paper 30 x 22 ¼
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901-1979) Garden Abstraction gouache on paper 30 x 22 ¼ in. (76.2 x 56.6 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 08, 2023
Attributed to Beauford Delaney (1901-1979)
Est: $500 - $1,500
Attributed to Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Abstract Composition, oil painting on canvas, signed and dated 1961. Size: 19'' x 19'', 48 x 48 cm (stretcher). Private Collection, acquired from Robert Henry Adams, Chicago.
Material Culture
Oct. 19, 2023
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901 - 1979) Untitled (Still Life).
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901 - 1979) Untitled (Still Life). Color pastels on green wove paper, 1932. 584x419 mm; 23x16 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in pastel, lower right. Provenance: acquired from the artist's brother, Joseph Delaney; private collection. This extremely scarce still life is one of the earliest artworks by Beauford Delaney to come to auction. Delaney drew many portraits in color pastel during his New York period. His still lifes are considerably scarcer, and most known works date from the 1940s. In 1932, Delaney had enough success that he gave up his job at the Whitney Studio Galleries and moved into an apartment on 22 Downing Street in the Village. He had a second solo exhibition in May in the New York Public Library at the branch on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Leeming pp. 37-43.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 08, 2023
Beauford Delaney Abstract Graphite Drawing, 1962
Est: $3,800 - $4,200
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) abstract graphite drawing on wove paper depicting a compact, frenetic arrangement of expressive lines, some made using a broad, soft point and others more finely rendered. Signed in blue pen "Beauford Delaney / Paris 1962," lower right. On Latune de Balcons paper with partial watermark along lower edge reading DESSIN SUPERIEUR GELATINE LATUNE BALCONS. Inscribed in pencil en verso "Michael E. Delaney" along with sticker reading "11 1/2 x 9 1/2 / 599." Floated under glass on a patterned mat in an ebonized wood frame with red highlights. Image: 9 3/4" H x 7 1/2" W. Sheet: 11 15/16" H x 9 1/2" W. Frame: 18 7/8" H x 16 7/8" W. Note: Modernist artist Beauford Delaney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. An apprentice to artist Lloyd Branson, Delaney was encouraged by his mentor to study art in Boston. In 1929 he traveled to New York and established himself as a prominent artist of the Harlem Renaissance. There he gained the attention and admiration of well-known writers and artists such as James Baldwin, Georgia O'Keefe, Alfred Stieglitz, and many others. Delaney experimented throughout his career with a wide variety of styles, including his personal brands of realism, fauvism, post-impressionism, and abstract expressionism. His departure from New York to Paris in 1953 also marked his transition from figurative compositions to abstractions with a focus on color and light. Numerous artworks from this period demonstrate the artist's experimental and expressive use not only of color but also of non-representational forms, as does this drawing.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jun. 08, 2023
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Sans titre huile sur toile 76.6 x 49.9 cm.
Est: €70,000 - €100,000
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Sans titre huile sur toile 76.6 x 49.9 cm.
Christie's
Jun. 07, 2023
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) The Spirit, 1965
Est: €6,000 - €9,000
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) The Spirit, 1965 Oil on canvas Signed, dated, titled and dedicated on the back 18 x 10 cm Provenance : - Former Jacques and Solange du Closel collection - Thence by descent - Private collection, Brussels Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) The Spirit, 1965 Huile sur toile Signée, datée, titrée et dédicacée au dos 18 x 10 cm Provenance : - Ancienne collection Jacques et Solange du Closel - Transmis par descendance familiale - Collection particulière, Bruxelles
Piasa
Jun. 07, 2023
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition
Est: €7,000 - €10,000
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition Oil on canvas Signed on the back 16 x 27 cm Provenance : - Ancienne collection Jacques and Solange du Closel - Thence by descent - Private collection, Brussels Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition Huile sur toile Signée au dos 16 x 27 cm Provenance : - Ancienne collection Jacques et Solange du Closel - Transmis par descendance familiale - Collection particulière, Bruxelles
Piasa
Jun. 07, 2023
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition, 1961
Est: €7,000 - €10,000
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition, 1961 Oil on canvas Signed, dated and located on the back 14 x 18 cm Provenance : - Ancienne collection Jacques and Solange du Closel - Thence by descent - Private collection, Brussels Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition, 1961 Huile sur toile Signée, datée et située au dos 14 x 18 cm Provenance : - Ancienne collection Jacques et Solange du Closel - Transmis par descendance familiale - Collection particulière, Bruxelles
Piasa
Jun. 07, 2023
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition Gouache on paper Signed on the bottom right 50 x 65 cm Provenance : - Ancienne collection Jacques and Solange du Closel - Thence by descent - Private collection, Brussels Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition Gouache sur papier Signé en bas à droite 50 x 65 cm Provenance : - Ancienne collection Jacques et Solange du Closel - Transmis par descendance familiale - Collection particulière, Bruxelles
Piasa
Jun. 07, 2023
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition Gouache on paper Signed on the bottom right 50 x 65 cm Provenance : - Ancienne collection Jacques and Solange du Closel - Thence by descent - Private collection, Brussels Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Composition Gouache sur papier Signé en bas à droite 50 x 65 cm Provenance : - Ancienne collection Jacques et Solange du Closel - Transmis par descendance familiale - Collection particulière, Bruxelles
Piasa
Jun. 07, 2023
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Portrait de Solange du Closel
Est: €60,000 - €80,000
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Portrait de Solange du Closel Oil on canvas 81 x 65 cm Provenance : - Former Jacques and Solange du Closel collection - Thence by descent - Private collection, Brussels Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) Portrait de Solange du Closel Huile sur toile 81 x 65 cm Provenance : - Ancienne collection Jacques et Solange du Closel - Transmis par descendance familiale - Collection particulière, Bruxelles
Piasa
Jun. 07, 2023
Attributed to Beauford Delaney (1901-1979)
Est: $300 - $600
Attributed to Beauford Delaney (1901-1979). Size: 9.25'' x 7'', 23 x 18 cm (sight); 14.25'' x 12'', 36 x 30 cm (frame).
Material Culture
Jun. 03, 2023
Beauford DELANEY: Abstract - M/M
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) watercolor and oil painting on paper abstract in green, yellow and red, signed lower left and dated 1961. [Art: 14 1/2" H x 10 1/2" W; Frame: 21" H x 17" W].
Roland Auctions NY
May. 23, 2023
Beauford Delaney
Est: €14,000 - €18,000
(Knoxville, Tennessee, USA 1901 – 1979 Paris) Gare St. Lazare, 1950s, titled, signed Beaufort, oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cm, on stretcher Provenance: Private Collection, Germany
Dorotheum
May. 20, 2023
Beauford Delaney, 1901-1979, Portrait of Madame du Closel
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Beauford Delaney 1901-1979 Portrait of Madame du Closel c. 1960-1965 pastel on paper 12-1/2 x 16 inches Signed and dated Delaney painted several portraits of Mme . du Closel, one of which was exhibited at Reid Hall, an academic complex in Paris owned by Columbia University. Mme. du Closel was a Paris collector and owner of Chateau des Vaults in SavenniÃ¨res, a vineyard dating back to 1495.
Black Art Auction
May. 20, 2023
Beauford Delaney, 1901-1979, No. 6 Portrait, JFK
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Beauford Delaney 1901-1979 No. 6 Portrait, JFK 1963 pastel on paper 16 x 12-3/4 inches Signed and dated From LES AMIS DE BEAUFORD DELANEY, A BLOG THAT DESCRIBES THE EFFORTS OF A SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS TO PRESERVE THE FRENCH GRAVESITE, AND THE MEMORY, OF PAINTER BEAUFORD DELANEY (Dr. Monique Y. Wells): ... the news of President Kennedyâs assassination would weigh heavily on Beaufordâs heart. In November 1963, Beauford received a letter from Larry, enclosed with one of his drawings. Beauford wrote back, saying: Dear Larry, You beautiful sceneâ¦ arrived today along with your living message [.] It was as if you were here in person [.] I immediately placed it upon the wall where I can see it all the time [.] We here are all overwhelmed with the death of President Kennedy and life and work are temporarily suspended. However, I am delighted with your spiritâ¦ and it is present in your work. [image] No 6 Portrait, JFK Pastel Â© Estate of Beauford Delaney by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire, Court Appointed Administrator When Beauford tells Larry that reading his message made it feel as though he was physically present, Beauford puts forwards something of great importance â the letterâs capacity to carry the soul of the writer within its pages. Receipt of Larryâs letter works against Beauford's self-alienation and alienation of the world. Though Kennedyâs death is a considerable loss, Beauford recognizes Larryâs art and his letter as a source of light during a dark time. For Beauford, both the practice of art and the practice of letter writing are passionate investments in the world and in other people.
Black Art Auction
May. 17, 2023
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901-1979) Composition Bleu oil on canvas 51 x 38 1/4 in.
Est: $300,000 - $500,000
BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901-1979) Composition Bleu oil on canvas 51 x 38 1/4 in. (129.5 x 97.1 cm.)
Christie's