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    • VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Wallpaper as Landscape.
      Oct. 19, 2023

      VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Wallpaper as Landscape.

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Wallpaper as Landscape. Oil on cotton canvas, 1990. 813x648 mm; 32x25 1/2 inches. Initialed, titled and dated in ink, verso. Provenance: private collection, Washington, DC. In this early painting, Victor Sparrow explores the imagery of pop culture within the history of genre painting. Before receiving his MFA degree in painting from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993, Sparrow was the recipient of a Skowhegan residency, a fellowship for a National Gallery of Art internship and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. His work is in such collections of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution and the William Benton Museum of the University of Connecticut.

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    • VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Red-Lining, 1962, #1.
      Mar. 31, 2022

      VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Red-Lining, 1962, #1.

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Red-Lining, 1962, #1. Ink and stencil on collaged and folded papers, 2022. Approximately 813x1041 mm; 32x41 inches. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 1/2 in pencil, lower right. Provenance: private collection: Washington, DC. Artist Victor Sparrow explores the imagery of divided urban spaces with his collage in Red Lining - 1962, #1. This collage, inspired by a sign from Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie, is related to a public art project for DC that the artist has been working on since 2012. Sparrow is investigating the similiarties between the Berlin Wall and the 1960s riots in DC, looking at the urban partitions they both created. Before earning an MFA degree in painting from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993, Sparrow was the recipient of honors with a Skowhegan residency, a fellowship for a National Gallery of Art internship and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. His work is in such collections of the William Benton Museum of the University of Connecticut and Mary Lou and George B. (Spike) Bietzel, Chappaqua, NY.

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    • VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Demoiselles.
      Oct. 07, 2010

      VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Demoiselles.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Demoiselles. Collage with various printed papers, 2010. Approximately 635x457 mm; 25x18 inches. Signed, titled, dated "06/18/2010" and numbered 1/2 in ink, lower right. Washington, DC artist Victor Sparrow continues to push traditional collage and assemblage into the realm of contemporary art. His works appropriate from both fine art and pop sources to form a critical discourse on the role of African-American imagery in our visual culture. Before earning a M.F.A. degree in painting from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993, Sparrow was the recipient of early honors with a Skowhegan residency, a fellowship for a National Gallery of Art internship and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. His work is in such collections as the William Benton Museum of the University of Connecticut and Mary Lou and George B. (Spike) Bietzel, Chappaqua, NY.

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    • VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Matisse et Métisse.
      Feb. 19, 2008

      VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Matisse et Métisse.

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      VICTOR H. SPARROW IV (1967 - ) Matisse et Métisse. Collage and construction with various printed papers, 1999. Approximately 380x635 mm; 15x25 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right. Young Washington DC artist Victor Sparrow has pushed traditional collage and assemblage into the realm of contemporary art. His works appropriate from both fine art and pop sources to form a critical discourse on the role of African-American imagery in our visual culture. Before earning an MFA degree in painting from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993, Sparrow was the recipient of early honors with a Skowhegan residency, a fellowship for a National Gallery of Art internship and a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. His work is found in such collections as the William Benton Museum of the University of Connecticut and Mary Lou and George B. (Spike) Bietzel, Chappaqua, NY.

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