Dindga McCannon Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Dindga McCannon Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 03, 2024
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Where We At Coat and Hanger.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Where We At Coat and Hanger. Printed, painted and sewn fabrics and mixed media coat; papier-mâché and acrylic over wire hanger, 2017 - 2020. Approximately 1054x1168 mm; 41½x46 inches (coat); 381x558 mm; 15x22 inches (hanger). Signed, titled and dated in ink, hanger verso. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, private collection. Dindga McCannon made this unique duster coat which she wore to each opening of the traveling exhibition We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965 – 1985, organized by the Brooklyn Museum. Names, portraits, and exhibition posters of the collective, Where We At: Black Women Artists are emblazoned on the coat. The collective consisted of such artists as Carol Blank, Kay Brown, Faith Ringgold, Ann Tanksley, Miriam Francis, and Jamillah Jennings. The group served as a source of empowerment for African American women, exploring issues of Black women's sensibilities and aesthetics through art and exhibiton practice.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 14, 2024
Dindga McCannon, b. 1947, April in Paris
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Dindga McCannon b. 1947 April in Paris 2011 encaustic on cork with mixed media (collage elements) 8 inches diameter mounted on a gessoed panel (overall measurement: 12 x 9 inches) signed and dated; titled verso
Black Art Auction
May. 20, 2023
Dindga McCannon, b. 1947, Dispossessed
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Dindga McCannon b. 1947 Dispossessed 1966 wood block print 12 x 9 inches (image) signed, titled, "Dispossed" (sic), dated, with A/P This is a rare, early image by the artist.
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May. 20, 2023
Dindga McCannon, b. 1947, Mira and Afrodesia
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Dindga McCannon b. 1947 Mira and Afrodesia 1974 block print with hand additions 16 x 9 inches signed, dated, titled verso, with A/P
Black Art Auction
May. 20, 2023
Dindga McCannon, b. 1947, 2 African Sisters
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Dindga McCannon b. 1947 2 African Sisters 1972 block print with hand decoration 12 x 11-1/2 inches (image) signed and dated; titled on verso, with A/P
Black Art Auction
Apr. 06, 2023
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Untitled (Woman Wearing a Hat).
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Untitled (Woman Wearing a Hat). Fabric and metallic paint on an oversized, tie-dyed cotton T-shirt, 1991. Approximately 1219x610 mm; 48x24 inches. Signed and dated with fabric paint, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, private collection, New York.
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Nov. 19, 2022
Dindga McCannon, b. 1947, Pregnant Sister
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Dindga McCannon b. 1947 Pregnant Sister 1977 woodcut print on heavy wove paper 17-3/4 x 11-1/4 inches signed, titled, dated, with AP
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Nov. 19, 2022
Dindga McCannon, b. 1947, Sitting in the Morning Sun
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Dindga McCannon b. 1947 Sitting in the Morning Sun 1979 woodcut print on yellow paper 12 x 12 inches (image) 14 x 15 inches (sheet) signed, titled, dated, with AP
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Jun. 04, 2022
Dindga McCannon, b. 1947, Man on Stoop
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Dindga McCannon b. 1947 Man on Stoop 1969 woodblock print on ochre-colored rice paper 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (image) 14 1/2 x 11 inches (sheet) signed, titled, dated, and A/P
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Jun. 04, 2022
Dindga McCannon, b. 1947, untitled, Two Girls
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Dindga McCannon b. 1947 untitled, Two Girls 1977 woodblock print on paper 10 x 12 1/4 inches (image) 13 x 14 1/2 inches (sheet) signed and dated, and A/P
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Mar. 31, 2022
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Carol and Friend.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Carol and Friend. Hand-colored linoleum cut on cream paper, 1971. 219x127 mm; 8 3/8x5 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, from a small edition printed by the artist. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Artist proof #4" in ink, lower margin. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, Illinois (2013). This print depicts Carol Blank, an artist and founding member of Where We At: Black Women Artists. The collective consisted of such artists as Kay Brown, Faith Ringgold, Ann Tanksley, and Dindga McCannon and was intended to serve as a source of empowerment for African American women. It sought to provide a means for them to explore issues of Black women's sensibility and aesthetics through their respective practices and space to exhibit their artwork.
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Mar. 31, 2022
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Harlem Elder Diva Speaks.
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Harlem Elder Diva Speaks. Mixed-media quilt assemblage, with hand embroidery, collage and appliqué, 2014. 1003x724 mm; 39 1/2x28 1/2 inches (43 1/2 inches in height with tassels). Signed "dindga", titled and dated in stitched purple thread, verso. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, New York. Exhibited: i found god in myself: the 40th anniversary of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, October 6, 2016 - January 8, 2017. Highlighting the strength and wisdom of a woman who has fully experienced the peaks and valleys of life, Dindga McCannon portrays a Harlemite sharing her wisdom with others. A consummate Renaissance woman, McCannon is a painter, printmaker, fashion and jewelry designer, quilter/textile artist, author and illustrator. Harlem Elder Diva Speaks captures her ability to adapt various media to create textile works that convey narratives that are not often told. McCannon knew she wanted to be an artist from an early age, learning to sew from her mother and grandmother as a child. She chose not to attend college to study art - instead, she studied independently with artists Richard Mayhew, Al Hollingsworth and Charles Alston. McCannon became a member of the Weusi Artist Collective in the late 1960s, and was a founding member of "Where We At", Black Women Artists, Inc. (WWA), a collective of Black women artists affiliated with the Black Arts Movement. McCannon, Faith Ringgold and Kay Brown held the first WWA meeting in early 1971 in McCannon's Brooklyn home. McCannon also illustrated several books by Edgar White as well as wrote and illustrated two books of her own, Peaches and Wilhemina Jones, Future Star. Her artworks are in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Michigan State University, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the Studio Museum in Harlem.
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Mar. 12, 2022
Dindga McCannon, b. 1947, Waiting
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Dindga McCannon b. 1947 Waiting 1981 block print and collage on rice paper 20 x 16 inches signed, titled, dated Provenance: private collection, New York, NY
Black Art Auction
Oct. 07, 2021
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) The Last Farewell.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) The Last Farewell. Linoleum cut on wove paper, 1973. 305x305 mm; 12x12 inches, wide (full?) margins. Signed, dated, titled and numbered 10/100 in ink, lower margin. This print is of the same subject as Dindga McCannon's same-titled oil painting. McCannon's important 1970 painting The Last Farewell was part of the Johnson Publishing Company Collection of African American Art, sold at Swann Galleries on January 30, 2020.
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Oct. 07, 2021
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Disposessed!
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Disposessed! Linoleum cut on burnt orange coated paper, 1970. 169x304 mm; 6 7/8x12 inches, full margins. Signed, dated, titled and numbered 2/10 in pencil, lower margin. Provenance: collection of the artist; private collection, acquired directly from the artist.
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Apr. 22, 2021
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Mary Lou Williams, Jazz Pianist.
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Mary Lou Williams, Jazz Pianist. Mixed media quilt assemblage, with machine embroidery, collage and appliqué, 2017. Approximately 1117x787 mm; 44x31 inches. Signed "dindga", titled and dated in stitched red thread, verso. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, New York.
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Apr. 22, 2021
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Black Family.
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Black Family. Oil, metallic paint and fabric collage on canvas, 1980. 609x559 mm; 24x22 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, private collection, Ohio.
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Apr. 22, 2021
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) International Benin Awards 1979.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) International Benin Awards 1979. Linoleum cut on cream Japan paper, 1979. 298x394 mm; 11 3/4x15 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, dated and numbered (3/6 and 5/8) twice in pencil, lower margin. The International Benin Award was an award given by the Benin people of West Africa for cultural services to the artist community in the 1970s. Artists McCannon and Ademola Olugebefola made prints as a mock up for this award - likely submissions for a design competition.
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Apr. 22, 2021
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Untitled (Three Women).
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Untitled (Three Women). Acrylic and pen and ink on wove paper, 1969. 432x356 mm; 17x14 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower left. Provenance: private collection, Maryland.
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Dec. 10, 2020
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Egyptian Fantasy.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Egyptian Fantasy. Pen, ink and mixed media on black wove paper, 1987. 914x609 mm; 36x24 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower right. Provenance: Kenco Art Associates, Inc., South Nyack, NY; private collection, New Jersey (1987).
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Dec. 10, 2020
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Black Family.
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Black Family. Oil, metallic paint and fabric collage on canvas, 1980. 609x559 mm; 24x22 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, private collection, Ohio.
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Dec. 10, 2020
DINDGA MCCANNON (1915 - ) Lower East Side Woman.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1915 - ) Lower East Side Woman. Linoleum cut on dyed pink paper, 1975. 457x470 mm; 18 x 17 1/2 inches, wide margins. Artist's proof in an edition of 10. Signed, dated, titled, inscribed "A/P" and numbered 10 in pencil, lower margin.
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May. 16, 2020
Dindga McCannon, b. 1947, Festival in Harlem, Oil and Fabric Collage on canvas, 24 x 34 inches
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Dindga McCannon b. 1947 Festival in Harlem Oil and Fabric Collage on canvas 1976 signed and dated 24 x 34 inches
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Jan. 30, 2020
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) The Last Farewell.
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) The Last Farewell. Oil on cotton canvas, 1970. 1270x1067 mm; 50x42 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right recto. Signed and titled in pencil, upper left verso. Provenance: the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., Chicago. The Last Farewell is a significant painting by Dindga McCannon, made when she began to define her aesthetic in the early 1970s. Born and raised in Harlem, Dindga McCannon is a truly versatile artist; she is a painter, printmaker, fashion and jewelry designer, quilter/textile artist, author and illustrator. McCannon knew she wanted to be an artist from an early age, learning to sew from her mother and grandmother as a child. McCannon chose not to attend college to study art - instead she studied independently. She learned printmaking at Bob Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop, and painting privately with artists Richard Mayhew, Al Hollingsworth and Charles Alston. McCannon became a member of the Weusi Artist Collective in the late 1960s, and then was a founding member of "Where We At", Black Women Artists, Inc. (WWA), a collective of black women artists affiliated with the Black Arts Movement. McCannon, Faith Ringgold and Kay Brown held the first WWA meeting in early 1971 in McCannon's Brooklyn home. McCannon has also illustrated several books by Edgar White, and wrote and illustrated two books of her own, Peaches and Wilhemina Jones, Future Star. Her paintings and prints are in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Two of her paintings were exhibited in the 2017 traveling museum exhibition We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85. hooks/King-Hammond p. 157.
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Jun. 10, 2014
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Georgette.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
DINDGA MCCANNON (1947 - ) Georgette. Color linoleum cut on japon nacré, 1972. 343x308 mm; 13 1/2x12 1/8 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from an edition of unknown size. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "A/P #11" in red ink, lower margin. Born and raised in Harlem, Dindga McCannon is a truly versatile artist. She is a painter, printmaker, fashion and jewelry designer, quilter/textile artist, author and illustrator. McCannon knew she wanted to be an artist from an early age, learning to sew from her mother and grandmother as a child. McCannon chose not to attend traditional 4 year college for art but studied printmaking atBob Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop, a discipline she would later go on to teach to others, and engaged in private study with artists including Richard Mayhew, Al Holligsworth and Charles Alston. Dindga later became a member of the Weusi Artist Collective and in 1971 became a founding member of Where We At, Black Women Artists, Inc., which provided a showcase for black women artists. Other members of the collective included Faith Ringgold and Vivian Browne among others. Also during her career, McCannon illustrated three books by Edgar White, and wrote and illustrated two books of her own, Peaches and Wilhemina Jones, Future Star. This vibrant print is one of the first works by McCannon to come to auction. King-Hammond 157.
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May. 16, 2014
SIGNED & DATED DINDGA MCCANNON *THE GATHERING* MIXED MEDIA WALL HANGING MEASURING 44 X 34 IN ALONG WITH AN ART POSTER.
Est: $100 - $200
SIGNED & DATED DINDGA MCCANNON *THE GATHERING* MIXED MEDIA WALL HANGING MEASURING 44 X 34 IN ALONG WITH AN ART POSTER.
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Apr. 18, 2014
MODERN QUILT WITH PAINTING ON FABRIC SIGNED DINDGA MCCANNON. 45 X 34 IN. INCLUDES A POSTER.
Est: $200 - $400
MODERN QUILT WITH PAINTING ON FABRIC SIGNED DINDGA MCCANNON. 45 X 34 IN. INCLUDES A POSTER.
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Apr. 18, 2014
MODERN PAINTING ON SILK PAPER. SIGNED DINDGA MCCANNON AND TITLED *OVER 60 AND THRILLED*. 19 1/2 X 10 1/4 IN.
Est: $150 - $300
MODERN PAINTING ON SILK PAPER. SIGNED DINDGA MCCANNON AND TITLED *OVER 60 AND THRILLED*. 19 1/2 X 10 1/4 IN.
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