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Painter, Commercial artist, b. 1908 - d. 1983

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  • Robert Pious, 1908-1983, American Negro Exposition poster
    Feb. 06, 2021

    Robert Pious, 1908-1983, American Negro Exposition poster

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Robert Pious 1908-1983 American Negro Exposition poster 1940 serigraph 21-1/2 x 13-3/4 inches signed in the plate

    Black Art Auction
  • Robert Pious, (American, 1908-1983), Poster for the American Negro Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, 1940, serigraph, 21 7/16" x 13 3...
    Dec. 08, 2019

    Robert Pious, (American, 1908-1983), Poster for the American Negro Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, 1940, serigraph, 21 7/16" x 13 3...

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Robert Pious (American, 1908-1983) Poster for the American Negro Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, 1940 serigraph signed in plate lower left 21 7/16" x 13 3/4" Catalog Note: A similar example is in the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • American Negro Exhibition. 1940
    Oct. 11, 2015

    American Negro Exhibition. 1940

    Est: $1,400 - $1,700

    Artist: ROBERT S. PIOUS (1908-1983) Size: 13 3/4 x 21 3/8 in./34.8 x 54.4 cm Marking the 75th anniversary of emancipation, the American Negro Exposition in Chicago was meant as a World's Fair of black culture. According to the program, there will be areas dedicated to "religion, press, music, sports, stage, literature, art, science, industry, social sciences - in fact, every phase of activity in which the Negro has achieved. The Exposition will promote racial understanding and good will: enlighten the world on the contributions of the Negro to civilization and make the Negro conscious of his dramatic progress since emancipation."

    Poster Auctions International Inc
  • ROBERT PIOUS (1908 - 1983) Famous Pirates of the New World.
    Feb. 17, 2011

    ROBERT PIOUS (1908 - 1983) Famous Pirates of the New World.

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    ROBERT PIOUS (1908 - 1983) Famous Pirates of the New World. Oil on canvas, mounted to cardboard, circa 1958. 445x368 mm; 17 1/2x14 1/2 inches. Signed in oil, lower right. Provenance: private collection. According to the typed label on the verso, Random House, New York commissioned this painting for the non-fiction book by A.B.C. Whipple. First published in 1958, it was the front cover illustration. Born in Meridian, MS, Pious studied at the Art Insitute of Chicago in 1921. He moved to New York in the late 1920s. When he was not working as a commericial artist, he specialized in portrait painting, winning the Harmon Foundation's 1929 Springarn prize and a four-year scholarship to the National Academy of Design in New York from 1931 to 1935. He exhibited in Harmon Foundation exhibitions throughout the early 1930s, and was included in the important Exhibition of Fine Art Productions by American Negroes at the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition. He is also well known for his award-winning poster design for the 1940 American Negro Exposition, where he exhibited. During WWII, like Charles Alston, Pious worked as an illustrator for the U.S. Office of War Information, as well as a cartoonist and book illustrator. He became a "leading illustrator, especially of African-American athletes." Bearden/Henderson pp. 234-35 and 249-50.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • ROBERT SAVON PIOUS (1908 - 1983) Joe Louis vs. Clarence "Red" Burman
    Oct. 07, 2010

    ROBERT SAVON PIOUS (1908 - 1983) Joe Louis vs. Clarence "Red" Burman

    Est: $40,000 - $60,000

    ROBERT SAVON PIOUS (1908 - 1983) Joe Louis vs. Clarence "Red" Burman Oil on illustration board, circa 1941. 425x508 mm; 16 3/4x20 inches. Signed in oil, lower right. Provenance: from the artist to his brother, New Orleans; thence by descent to the current owner. This impressive work is the first known painting by Robert Savon Pious to come to auction. Pious shows the dramatic finish of this storied boxing match--Joe Louis putting Clarence "Red" Burman on the ropes just before the referee stops the fight. Moments later, Burman was draped over the lowest rope after Louis battered him with a barrage of punches in this fifth and final round of their January 31, 1941 match at Madison Square Garden. Louis defended his heavyweight title an unprecedented 13 times in the 29 months from January 1939 through May 1941. Robert Savon Pious, whose portraiture and sporting scenes were well known in the 1930s and '40s, is underappreciated today as a figurative artist. Born in Meridian, MS, Pious studied at the Art Insitute of Chicago in 1921. He moved to New York in the late 1920s. When he was not working as a commerical artist, he specialized in portrait painting, winning the Harmon Foundation's 1929 Springarn prize for a portrait of the concert singer Roland Hayes. The prize led to a four-year scholarship at the National Academy of Design in New York from 1931 to 1935. He exhibited in Harmon Foundation exhibitions throughout the early 1930s, and worked with Earl Sweeting to create works depicting African history for the Charles C. Seifert Library in Harlem. His work was included in the important Exhibition of Fine Art Productions by American Negroes at the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition. He is also well known for his award-winning poster design for the 1940 American Negro Exposition, where he also exhibited. During WWII, like Charles Alston, Pious worked as an illustrator for the U.S. Office of War Information, as well as a cartoonist and book illustrator. He became a "leading illustrator, especially of African-American athletes." Bearden/Henderson pp. 234-35; 249-50.

    Swann Auction Galleries
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