Otto Neals Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Otto Neals Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 14, 2024
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Another Day
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Another Day 2005 screenprint 20 x 16 inches (image), full margins signed, dated and numbered, 44/100
Black Art Auction
Sep. 14, 2024
Otto Neals, b.1931, Torso
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
1992 bronze with blue/green and brown patina on a wooden base 23 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 inches (bronze) 1 x 7 x 18 inches (base only) signed and dated, Neals 92
Black Art Auction
May. 18, 2024
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Sunday Morning
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Sunday Morning 1980 pastel on board 21 x 13-1/2 inches signed, dated; artist label verso with title
Black Art Auction
Dec. 02, 2023
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Sand and Foam
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Sand and Foam 1997 bronze with blue-green patina on a wood base signed, dated and numbered 2/5 11 x 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (sculpture), 5 x 7 x 1 inches (base) Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, private collection, New Jersey
Black Art Auction
Oct. 14, 2023
Otto Neals, American b. 1931, Mother and Child
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
Otto Neals American, b. 1931 Mother and Child 1974 oil on canvas 36 x 22 inches signed
Black Art Auction
Oct. 14, 2023
Otto Neals, American b. 1931, untitled
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
Otto Neals American, b. 1931 untitled 1974 oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches signed
Black Art Auction
Jun. 16, 2023
OTTO NEALS, WOMAN IN PATTERNED DRESS, OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
Artist: Otto Neals, American (1931 - ) Title: Woman in Patterned Dress Year: 1966 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower right Size: 36 x 22 in. (91.44 x 55.88 cm) Description: This is an oil painting depicting a Woman in a patterned dress, by African American artist Otto Neals. This painting is signed and dated lower right.
RoGallery
Apr. 06, 2023
OTTO NEALS (1931 - ) Going to Market.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
OTTO NEALS (1931 - ) Going to Market. Color woodcut on Japan paper, 1971. 346x286 mm; 13 5/8x11 1/4 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from unknown edition. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "AP" in pencil, lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 19, 2022
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Torso
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Torso 1992 bronze with blue/green and brown patina on a wooden base 23 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 inches (bronze) 1 x 7 x 18 inches (base only) signed and dated, Neals 92
Black Art Auction
Mar. 12, 2022
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Sand and Foam
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Sand and Foam 1997 bronze with blue-green patina signed, dated and numbered 2/5 11 x 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (sculpture), 5 x 7 x 1 inches (base)
Black Art Auction
Feb. 23, 2022
Otto Neals, (American, b. 1931), Untitled (The Purple Girl), circa 1974, oil on canvas, 36" x 24"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Otto Neals (American, b. 1931) Untitled (The Purple Girl), circa 1974 oil on canvas signed lower left 36" x 24" Provenance: Knoke Fine Arts, Marietta, Georgia (label verso) Catalog Note: This work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Dec. 04, 2021
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Mother of Pearl
Est: $500 - $700
Otto Neals b. 1931 Mother of Pearl 2000 colored etching 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches (image) . full margins signed, dated, titled and numbered 7/35
Black Art Auction
Dec. 04, 2021
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Young Nanny of the Maroons
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Young Nanny of the Maroons 1991 bronze with medium brown patina 16-3/4 x 9 x 9-1/2 inches (sculpture), 6-1/2 x 9 x 2 inches (base) signed, dated, and numbered 2/3 Nanny of the Maroons (c. 1686-1755) led a community of formerly enslaved Africans, called the Windward Maroons, in the British colony of Jamaica. Nanny led a successful guerrilla war against the British, leading to a peace treaty in 1740.
Black Art Auction
Dec. 04, 2021
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Head of A Woman
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Head of A Woman 1995 carved stone 8 3/4 x 13 x 6 1/2 inches signed and dated Provenance: the artist to Cecile Lee, Jamaica.
Black Art Auction
Dec. 04, 2021
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Torso
Est: $16,000 - $18,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Torso 1992 bronze with blue/green and brown patina on a wooden base 23 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 inches (bronze) 1 x 7 x 18 inches (base only) signed and dated, Neals 92
Black Art Auction
Jul. 17, 2021
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Sand and Foam
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Sand and Foam 1997 bronze with blue-green patina signed, dated and numbered 2/5 11 x 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (sculpture), 5 x 7 x 1 inches (base)
Black Art Auction
Jul. 17, 2021
Otto Neals, b.1931, Mother and Child
Est: $600 - $800
Otto Neals b.1931 Mother and Child 1972 etching pencil signed, titled, and dated 7 x 4-3/8 inches A/P
Black Art Auction
Feb. 06, 2021
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Mother and Child
Est: $600 - $800
Otto Neals b. 1931 Mother and Child 1972 etching pencil signed, titled, and dated 7 x 4-3/8 inches A/P
Black Art Auction
Feb. 06, 2021
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Sand and Foam
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Sand and Foam 1997 bronze with blue-green patina signed, dated and numbered 2/5 11 x 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (sculpture), 5 x 7 x 1 inches (base)
Black Art Auction
Nov. 14, 2020
Otto Neals, b.1931, P.S. I Love You, bronze with green patina, 14 x 6 x 8.5 inches
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
Otto Neals b.1931 P.S. I Love You bronze with green patina 1999 Signed and dated. AP 2 14 x 6 x 8.5 inches (sculpture), 8 x 8 x 2.5 inches (base) Neals' mother left her husband and three children in South Carolina in the early 1930s in search of employment in New York City. There was a much greater chance of a woman succeeding at the time because of the numerous domestic jobs available in the city. She did, in fact, become employed, and her family immediately moved to Brooklyn in 1934. Neals attended the Brooklyn High School for Special Trades there and was already very interested in the arts (coincidentally, Ernest Crichlow attended the school at the same time, albeit they were a few years apart). After high school, Neals got a job in a factory, but two years later, in 1952, he was drafted into the army (he did not go to Korea, but was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC). In the mid-1950s, he married Vera Anita, whose relatives were from Guyana. Otto joined a group of Harlem-based artists known as the Twentieth-Century Creators. This group eventually split and the dominant faction started Weusi (a Swahili term for â€œblacknessâ€), and then five of those members founded the Nyubba Ya Sanna (House of Art), located at 132nd Street in Harlem. Neals had also studied at Bob Blackburnâ€™s Printmaking Workshop and the Brooklyn Museumâ€™s school. Neals began participating in the Fulton Art Fair in Bedford-Stuyvesant (1950s-60s), along with artists Ernie Crichlow and Tom Feelings. He made two trips to Guyana, the second in 1970, and when he returned, he became much more invested in sculpture. He found a studio in Brooklyn, and began working with Vivian Schuyler Key, whom after a break in her artistic career to raise a family, returned to work as a painter and sculptor. The two influenced each otherâ€™s work. REF: Black New York Artists of the 20th Century Selections from the Schomburg Center Collections, NYPL, 1998 14 x 6 x 8.5 inches
Black Art Auction
Nov. 14, 2020
Otto Neals, b. 1931, Young Nanny of the Maroons, Bronze with deep brown patina, 16.75 x 9 x 9.5 inches
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
Otto Neals b. 1931 Young Nanny of the Maroons Bronze with deep brown patina 1991 signed, dated, and numbered 3/3 16.75 x 9 x 9.5 inches (sculpture), 6.5 x 9 x 2 inches (base) Nanny of the Maroons (c. 1686-1755) led a community of formerly enslaved Africans, called the Windward Maroons, in the British colony of Jamaica. Nanny led a successful guerrilla war against the British, leading to a peace treaty in 1740. Nanny was purportedly from what is now Ghana, and her success in war tactics was attributed to her powers in Obeah, an African-derived religion widely practiced in the Caribbean countries. Obeah disciples possessed both good and bad magical powers. The government of Jamaica declared Nanny a National Hero in 1975. Her portrait is featured on the $500 Jamaican dollar bill. Neals' mother left her husband and three children in South Carolina in the early 1930s in search of employment in New York City. There was a much greater chance of a woman succeeding at the time because of the numerous domestic jobs available in the city. She did, in fact, become employed, and her family immediately moved to Brooklyn in 1934. Neals attended the Brooklyn High School for Special Trades there and was already very interested in the arts (coincidentally, Ernest Crichlow attended the school at the same time, albeit they were a few years apart). After high school, Neals got a job in a factory, but two years later, in 1952, he was drafted into the army (he did not go to Korea, but was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC). In the mid-1950s, he married Vera Anita, whose relatives were from Guyana. Otto joined a group of Harlem-based artists known as the Twentieth-Century Creators. This group eventually split and the dominant faction started Weusi (a Swahili term for â€œblacknessâ€), and then five of those members founded the Nyubba Ya Sanna (House of Art), located at 132nd Street in Harlem. Neals had also studied at Bob Blackburnâ€™s Printmaking Workshop and the Brooklyn Museumâ€™s school. Neals began participating in the Fulton Art Fair in Bedford-Stuyvesant (1950s-60s), along with artists Ernie Crichlow and Tom Feelings. He made two trips to Guyana, the second in 1970, and when he returned, he became much more invested in sculpture. He found a studio in Brooklyn, and began working with Vivian Schuyler Key, whom after a break in her artistic career to raise a family, returned to work as a painter and sculptor. The two influenced each otherâ€™s work. REF: Black New York Artists of the 20th Century Selections from the Schomburg Center Collections, NYPL, 1998 16.75 x 9 x 9.5 inches
Black Art Auction
Oct. 07, 2010
OTTO NEALS (1930 - ) Blue Madonna.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
OTTO NEALS (1930 - ) Blue Madonna. Stained pine, 1979. 1400x280x280 mm; 55x11x11 inches. Incised signature and date lower edge, verso. This impressive wood sculpture by Otto Neals incorporates many modern themes--an abstraction of the Madonna figure, a demonstration of the universality of maternal imagery, and a powerful evocation of an African form of sculpture. Neals explained: "My talent as an artist, I believe, comes directly from my ancestors. I am merely a receiver, an instrument for receiving some of those energies that permeate our entire universe, and I give thanks for having been chosen to absorb those artistic forces. I try to paint and sculpt African people, working always to portray those characteristics that are true of their beauty, their power, and their love." Neals's commissioned sculptures include a bronze at the Brooklyn Children's Center, 10 bronze plaques at the Harlem Walk of Fame and the bronze Peter and Willie in the Imagination Playground, Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Based on the characters by the childrens book writer Ezra Jack Keats, this 1995 sculpture received the New York City Art Commission's award of excellence for design.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 25, 2010
OTTO NEALS (American b.1930 - ) Etching, 7"x4"
Est: $300 - $500
OTTO NEALS (American b.1930 - ) Etching, 7"x4" "mother & child" A/P pencil signed & dated '72
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Nov. 22, 2009
Otto Neals (American, b. 1931) "Mother and Child",
Est: $800 - $1,200
Otto Neals (American, b. 1931) "Mother and Child", black and white engraving, titled, signed and dated "'72" lower margin, sight 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Glazed, matted and framed.
St Charles Gallery
Nov. 17, 2009
OTTO NEALS 63 Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting. "T
Est: $100 - $160
OTTO NEALS 63 Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting. "The Letter" Woman in yellow dress with letter. Sgnd U/L. Dimensions: Image Size: H: 36 inches: W: 22 inches Condition (General): Very Good Condition. Some rubs to edge.Please contact us with specific questions about condition, not visible in the photos. US Shipping charge: Pick up or shipping quote from outside shipper, we cannot quote ship charges, for an estimate, contact one of the shippers on our website. www.uniquesandantiques.com/shippers
Uniques & Antiques
Oct. 07, 2008
OTTO NEALS (1930 - ) Stone Song.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
OTTO NEALS (1930 - ) Stone Song. Limestone with mother-of-pearl inlay, 1998. Approximately 455x255x115 mm; 18x10x4 1/2 inches. Incised signature and date on the verso. Neals's work in sculpture was motivated by the artist Vivian S. Key who gave him a set of stone-cutting tools. Neals's works in wood, stone and bronze are often evocations of African people and their motifs. Neals explained in the following statement: "My talent as an artist, I believe, comes directly from my ancestors. I am merely a receiver, an instrument for receiving some of those energies that permeate our entire universe, and I give thanks for having been chosen to absorb those artistic forces. I try to paint and sculpt African people, working always to portray those characteristics that are true of their beauty, their power, and their love. We are but shadows of those who have gone before us and before I enter the world of spirits, I hope by example, to touch a positive nerve in our youth." Neal's commissioned sculptures include a bronze at the Brookyn Children's Center, 10 bronze plaques at the Harlem Walk of Fame and the bronze Peter and Willie in the Imagination Playground of Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Based on the children's book characters by the writer Ezra Jack Keats, this 1995 bronze was awarded the New York City Art Commission's award of excellence for design.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 07, 2008
OTTO NEALS (1930 - ) Sassy.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
OTTO NEALS (1930 - ) Sassy. Etching and aquatint printed in bistre on cream wove paper, 1982. 450x310 mm; 17 3/412 1/4 inches, full margins. One of only a few proofs. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "A/P" in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this scarce print. Otto Neals learned printmaking at the Printmaking Workshop of Robert Blackburn, studying with Roberto De Lamonica, Mohammed Khali and Krishna Reddy. In addition to etching, Neals is an accomplished printmaker in viscosity printing, woodcut, and lithography. According to the artist, only a handful of impressions of this striking print were printed.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 07, 2008
OTTO NEALS (1930 - ) Djuka Woman and Child.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
OTTO NEALS (1930 - ) Djuka Woman and Child. Oil on masonite, 1970. 910x610 mm; 36x24 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right. Inscribed "Dorsey Collection" in ink on the verso. Exhibited: Legacy - Selections from the Lawrence Dorsey Art Collection, Salena Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, November 12 - December 18, 2007. Born in Lake City, South Carolina, painter, printmaker and sculptor Otto Neals has lived in New York since the age of four. He is self-taught in all media except printmaking. An active participant in the Black Arts movement, Neals was a founding member of Weusi Collective and the Weusi Nyumba Ya Sanaa Gallery in Harlem in the late 1960s. He was also an early and active participant in the Fulton Art Fair, Brooklyn alongside artists such as Ernest Crichlow, Jacob Lawrence, Tom Feelings, Vincent Smith, Selvin Goldbourne, and Vivian Keys. His works have been acquired by many institutions such as the Smithsonian Institute, Howard University, the Studio Museum in Harlem, NY, the Ghana National Museum, and the Columbia Museum, Columbia, SC.
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