Ronald Joseph Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ronald Joseph Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 14, 2024
Ronald Joseph, 1910-1992, In the Kitchen
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Ronald Joseph 1910-1992 In the Kitchen c. 1940 oil on canvas 34 x 26 inches signed Provenance: private collection, Boston, MA
Black Art Auction
Apr. 23, 2023
Ronald Joseph (1910-1992) The Sewing Girl
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Ronald Joseph (1910-1992) The Sewing Girl, c. 1950 oil on board initialed RJ lower left signed verso 15" x 14-1/2"
Treadway Gallery
Nov. 19, 2022
Ronald Joseph, 1910-1992, In the Kitchen
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Ronald Joseph 1910-1992 In the Kitchen c. 1940 oil on canvas 34 x 26 inches signed
Black Art Auction
Sep. 27, 2022
Ronald Joseph (American, 1910-1992) Untitled (The Conversation), c. 1944
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Ronald Joseph (American, 1910-1992) Untitled (The Conversation), c. 1944 oil on canvas signed Joseph (lower right) 24 x 18 inches.
Hindman
May. 22, 2021
Ronald Joseph, 1910-1992, The Conversation
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
Ronald Joseph 1910-1992 The Conversation c. 1940 tempera on board 34 x 26 inches signed In 1943, James A. Porter described Ronald Joseph as the 'foremost Negro abstractionist painter', in mentioning artists who had studied at the Harlem Art Center (Modern Negro Art, Porter, p.130)
Black Art Auction
Jun. 04, 2020
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Family at the Table).
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Family at the Table). Oil and enamel on a thick wood panel, circa 1940. 565x406 mm; 22 1/4x16 inches. Signed in oil, verso. Provenance: private collection, Massachussetts. This striking, modernist painting is one of the earliest works by Ronald Joseph that we have located. Ronald Joseph was a student at the Harlem Community Art Center in 1939, where he studied lithography under Reva Helfond, befriended Robert Blackburn and later taught. Displaying the apparent influence of Matisse and Picasso, Joseph's early oil paintings were more influenced by European sources than many of his contemporaries who instead focused on social realism. A native of St. Kitts in the British West Indies, Ronald Joseph moved to New York as a child. His student works were included in an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and he studied at the Ethical Culture School, Fieldston School and Pratt Institute. He worked in the mural section of the Federal Art Project of the WPA, and was a representative of the Harlem Artists' Guild to the New York World's Fair (1939-1940). After service in the Army Air Corps, Joseph was awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship in 1948. The funds allowed him to live and work abroad--first in Peru, then Paris, before settling in Brussels. Two of his works from this Rosenwald period are included in the 2009-10 traveling museum exhibition, A Force for Change: African American Art and the Julius Rosenwald Fund.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 10, 2014
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Paris Vista (#6).
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Paris Vista (#6). Oil on linen canvas, circa 1950-52. 991x813 mm; 39x32 inches. Signed and titled in pencil on the canvas, verso. Signed, titled and inscribed "Return to Bob Blackburn, 44 East 21 St." in graphite on the stretcher bars, verso. Provenance: private New York collection. This modernist painting is one of the largest oil canvases by Ronald Joseph that we have seen - only a handful of his Paris oil paintings from the early 1950s are known today. Joseph's early oil paintings were influenced by Picasso, Braque and other European artists while most of his contemporaries focused on social realism. A native of St. Kitts in the British West Indies, Ronald Joseph moved to New York as a child. He was quickly identified as a very talented young artist - his student works were included in an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and he studied at the Ethical Culture School, Fieldston School and Pratt Institute. He worked in the mural section of the Federal Art Project of the WPA, and was a representative of the Harlem Artists' Guild to the New York World's Fair (1939-1940). By 1943, Joseph had received recognition - James A. Porter described him as New York's "foremost Negro abstractionist painter." He experimented with abstraction alongside his friend Bob Blackburn through the 1950s. Joseph had met Blackburn in Reva Helfond's lithography studio at the Harlem Art Center soon after he graduated from high school. After service in the Army Air Corps, Joseph was awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship in 1948. The funds allowed him to live and work abroad--first in Peru, then Paris. His work from these travels is large undocumented; according to Rosenwald scholar, Daniel Schulman, many are undated or simply dated "1948-1952". He later settled permanently in Brussels. Porter p. 130; Schulman p. 136.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 28, 2013
Ronald Joseph (1910-1992). Dimensions: 0m63 x 0m49
Est: €150 - €200
Ronald Joseph (1910-1992). Dimensions: 0m63 x 0m49
Galerie Moderne
Nov. 20, 2012
Ronald Joseph (1910-1992). 0m63 x 0m49
Est: €300 - €400
Ronald Joseph (1910-1992). 0m63 x 0m49
Galerie Moderne
Nov. 01, 2012
Ronald Joseph, (American, 1910-1992), Personal manuscript notebook and sketchbook. c. 1940.
Est: $500 - $700
Ronald Joseph (American, 1910-1992) Personal manuscript notebook containing 26 original watercolor, pen and pencil sketches [2 tipped in and 21 in-text and 1 laid in] and 16 pages of notes pertaining to art and beauty. 8vo, self-titled Seeds to upper cover. S.l., n.d. [c. 1943]
Hindman
Oct. 18, 2012
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Abstract Figures).
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Abstract Figures). Crayon and pastel on wove paper, circa 1950-55. 514x387 mm; 20 1/4x15 1/4 inches, full margins. Signed in crayon, lower right. Provenance: private collection.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 07, 2010
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Cart Series.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Cart Series. Watercolor and pencil on cream laid paper, circa 1945. 254x406 mm; 10x16 inches. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. Provenance: private Chicago collection.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 23, 2010
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Makeup.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Makeup. Oil on canvas, circa 1938-40. 710x460 mm; 28x18 inches. Signed and titled in crayon on the canvas, verso. Provenance: private New York collection. This modernist painting is one of the earliest works by Ronald Joseph that we have located, and only a handful of his paintings are from the 1940s. Ronald Joseph was a student at the Harlem Community Art Center in 1939, where he studied lithography under Reva Helfond, befriended Robert Blackburn and later taught. As this painting's indebtness to Picasso's blue period demonstrates, Joseph's early oil paintings were more influenced by European sources than many of his contemporaries, who instead focused on social realism. A native of St. Kitts in the British West Indies, Ronald Joseph moved to New York as a child. His student works were included in an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and he studied at the Ethical Culture School, Fieldston School and Pratt Institute. He worked in the mural section of the Federal Art Project of the WPA, and was a representative of the Harlem Artists' Guild to the New York World's Fair (1939-1940). After service in the Army Air Corps, Joseph was awarded a Rosenwald Fellowship in 1948. The funds allowed him to live and work abroad--first in Peru, then Paris, before settling in Brussels. Two of his works from this Rosenwald period are included in the 2009-10 traveling museum exhibition, A Force for Change: African American Art and the Julius Rosenwald Fund.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 31, 2009
***JOSEPH, RONALD
Est: $200 - $300
(20th Century American) ''Seeds'', journal with ink and wash sketches by artist. CONDITION: Minor wear to spine, crease to cover board, minor crease upper left of back cover, edges show age.
Bunte Auction Services
Feb. 06, 2007
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Wooded Landscape with Houses).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Wooded Landscape with Houses). Brush and ink on wove paper, circa 1950. 430x540 mm; 17x21 1/2 inches. Signed in blue ink, lower right. Provenance: Gift from the artist; private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 06, 2007
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Bullfight).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Bullfight). Gouache and pastel crayons on greenish gray wove paper, circa 1950-55. 610x482 mm; 24x19 inches. Provenance: Gift from the artist; private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 06, 2007
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Figure with Still Life).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Figure with Still Life). Gouache and pastel crayons on wove paper, circa 1950-55. 600x480 mm; 23 5/8x18 7/8 inches. Provenance: Gift from the artist; private New York collection.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 06, 2007
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Abstract Composition).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Abstract Composition). Goauche and pencil on mixed paper collage, mounted to illustration board, circa 1950-55. 125x143 mm; 4 3/4x5 5/8 inches. Initialed in pencil, lower right. Provenance: Gift from the artist; private collection, New York. Born in St. Kitts, the West Indies, Joseph moved as a child to New York where he received early recognition of his talents. In 1929, he was honored as the "most promising" young artist in New York''s public schools and given an exhibiton of 60 works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He studied lithography with Riva Helfond at the Harlem Community Art Center during the WPA. He joined the mural section in New York, and represented the Harlem Artist''s Guild at the New York World''s Fair in 1939-40. After military service, he lived and worked in Peru on a Rosenwald scholarship, and later studied in Paris under the G.I. bill. He experimented with abstraction alongside his friend Bob Blackburn through the 1950s. He then moved permanently to Brussels. His prints are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, gift of the Reba and Dave Williams Collection. Lisa Mintz Messinger, African-American Artists, 1929-1945, p. 31.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 06, 2007
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Nude in Abstract Composition).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
RONALD JOSEPH (1910 - 1992) Untitled (Nude in Abstract Composition). Lithograph printed in green and black on cream wove paper, circa 1950. 235x200 mm; 9 1/4x7 3/4 inches. A good impression of this early, experimental proof. Provenance: Gift from the artist; private New York collection.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 02, 2007
RONALD JOSEPH (American, 20th Century) "FIGURE WITH BOWL OF FRUIT"
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
RONALD JOSEPH (American, 20th Century) "FIGURE WITH BOWL OF FRUIT". Modernist oil on canvas of a colorful scene shows a figure holding a pottery vase and balancing a bowl of fruit on head. Over shoulder is the face of an animal. Palette is in bright colors. Signed lower left "Joseph". Housed in a modern gray weathered wood frame. SIZE: 21-1/2" x 15". CONDITION: Loss of paint to bottom edge, otherwise good. 9-73246
James D. Julia
Jan. 26, 2005
RONALD JOSEPH (American, 1910-1992) THE SEWING GIRL
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Oil on masonite interior scene shows a young woman seated sewing a beige garment. She wears a bright yellow jacket with black skirt. Signed lower left "R.J.". Also signed on back "Ronald Joseph NY". Housed in a modern carved wood red and gold frame.
James D. Julia
Sep. 12, 2003
Ronald Joseph (American, 20th Century)
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Paris Vista Signed and titled "Ronald Joseph..." on the reverse, inscribed "...Return to Bob Blackburn 44 East 21st" on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 32 in. (100.3 x 81.2 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch, craquelure. N.B. Born in the British West Indies, Ronald Joseph moved to New York at the age of thirteen. Just seven years later, under the teaching of H.E. Fritz, Joseph was thought to be the most up-and-coming artist in the New York school system. During the 1930s, he studied printmaking along with Robert Blackburn under Riva Helfond at the Harlem Art Center, where Joseph later taught. He worked in the mural section of the WPA and was a representative of the Harlem Artists' Guild to the New York World's Fair (1939-1940). By 1943, prominent art critic James Porter considered him the "foremost Negro abstractionist painter" in New York. His work, inspired by Pablo Picasso and Juan Gris, was featured in a Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition during a time when most New York artists focused their efforts on social problems through a realist depiction. Robert Blackburn founded the Printmaking Workshop in New York in 1948. In 1949, Blackburn was named the Master Printer by the National Academy of Design. Shortly after, Joseph moved to Belgium where his work flourished and he experienced extreme success. In 1989 he returned to the United States to speak at a discussion called "Black Printmakers and the WPA," where he reunited with Blackburn and received many accolades. The Library of Congress recently put together an exhibition of Blackburn's work as well as highlights from his own personal collection, including works by Ronald Joseph.
Skinner
May. 16, 2003
Ronald Joseph (American, 20th Century) Peeling Green Apples Signed or inscribed "...Ronald Joseph"
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 30 x 23 1/2 in. (76.2 x 59.7 cm), framed. Condition: Unobtrusive surface grime. N.B. Born in the British West Indies, Ronald Joseph moved to New York at the age of thirteen. During the 1930s he studied printmaking along with Robert Blackburn under Riva Helfond at the Harlem Art Center, where Joseph later taught. He worked in the mural section of the WPA and was a representative of the Harlem Artists~dq~ Guild to the New York World~dq~s Fair (1939-1940). By 1943, prominent art critic James Porter considered him the "foremost Negro abstractionist painter" in New York. In recent years, many institutions have begun to explore and recognize the important contributions African American artists have made to the development of a modern American artist movement. Locally, the Worcester Art Museum compiled an exhibition titled The Harlem Renaissance and It~dq~s Legacy, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently showing an exhibition titled African American Artists, 1929-1945. The show will be on view in New York until July 6, 2003.
Skinner