Hartwell Yeargans Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Hartwell Yeargans Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 12, 2024
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005, AMERICAN) Untitled.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005, AMERICAN) Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1949. Signed, H. Yeargans, and dated, 49, lower right. 864x710 mm; 34x28 inches. Provenance: The estate of the artist; Private collection, New York.
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May. 02, 2024
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005, AMERICAN) Untitled (Nude with Sculpture and Vases).
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005, AMERICAN) Untitled (Nude with Sculpture and Vases). Oil on linen canvas, circa 1953. 864x610 mm; 34x24 inches. Signed, H. Yeargans, lower right and dated indistinctly. Signed, Yeargens, on overlap and twice on stretcher. Provenance: The estate of the artist; Private collection, New York. An early, modern painting by artist Hartwell Yeargans who studied painting and drawing at the New York City's Art League under Morris Kantor from 1948 to 1951. He received his bachelor's degree from Goddard College in Vermont and later became the instructor for Printmaking at the Brooklyn Museum as well as the instructor of Drawing and Printmaking at Parsons School of Design. Yeargans lived and worked in Copenhagen, exhibiting his work in Paris, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Chicago and Washington DC. He was heavily involved in the arts as well as music, collaborating with musicians such as Duke Ellington in the Festival of the Art, Long Island University, New York.
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Dec. 02, 2023
Hartwell Yeargans, 1915-2005, Guitar Player (untitled)
Est: $250 - $350
Hartwell Yeargans 1915-2005 Guitar Player (untitled) c. 1960-1970 color woodblock print on paper 8 x 6-1/2 inches initialed with A/P Provenance: The Bill Savage Collection, Pittsburgh Born in Kansas City in 1915, Yeargans studied sign painting at Lincoln High School. He was encouraged to move to New York in 1936 by his brother, James Conroy Yeargans. James was working for the WPA on murals at Harlem Hospital. Hartwell landed a job in the defense industry drafting ship designs during WWII. When the war ended, he enrolled at the Art Students League and studied painting with Louis Kantor. He focused on printmaking in the 1960s, studying with Tom Yamamoto at Goddard College (Vermont; he earned a BA in Fine Art and Education). He later became an instructor of printmaking at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, 1969-71. He was included in some important exhibitions of African American Art at the Philadelphia Civic Center (1969) and the Whitney Museum (1971). He began to concentrate on color woodblock prints such as this one, and had a one-person exhibit (Exhibition of Graphics by Hartwell Yeargans, Montreal, 1967). He also exhibited at Black Power in the Arts in Flint, Michigan in 1970.
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Dec. 02, 2023
Hartwell Yeargans, 1915-2005, Primitive Heads
Est: $600 - $800
Hartwell Yeargans 1915-2005 Primitive Heads 1950-1960 etching on rose-colored paper 9 x 6 inches (image) 12-1/2 x 7-3/4 inches (sheet) signed, titled, inscribed, "Var 2A", and AP X Born in Kansas City in 1915, Yeargans studied sign painting at Lincoln High School. He was encouraged to move to New York in 1936 by his brother, James Conroy Yeargans. James was working for the WPA on murals at Harlem Hospital. Hartwell landed a job in the defense industry drafting ship designs during WWII. When the war ended, he enrolled at the Art Students League and studied painting with Louis Kantor. He focused on printmaking in the 1960s, studying with Tom Yamamoto at Goddard College (Vermont; he earned a BA in Fine Art and Education). He later became an instructor of printmaking at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, 1969-71. He was included in some important exhibitions of African American Art at the Philadelphia Civic Center (1969) and the Whitney Museum (1971). He began to concentrate on color woodblock prints such as this one, and had a one-person exhibit (Exhibition of Graphics by Hartwell Yeargans, Montreal, 1967). He also exhibited at Black Power in the Arts in Flint, Michigan in 1970.
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Apr. 06, 2023
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Red Skirt.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Red Skirt. Color woodcut on thin Japan paper, 1966. 384x295 mm; 15 1/8x11 5/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 6/20 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this scarce print.
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Mar. 31, 2022
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Untitled (Two Women).
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Untitled (Two Women). Oil on linen canvas, 1953. 864x610 mm; 34x24 inches. Signed and dated "53" in oil, lower right. Provenance: the estate of the artist; private collection, New York. An early, modern painting by Hartwell Yeargans who studied painting and drawing at the New York City's Art League under Morris Kantor from 1948 to 1951.
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Apr. 22, 2021
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Untitled (Two Women).
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Untitled (Two Women). Oil on linen canvas, 1953. 864x610 mm; 34x24 inches. Signed and dated "53" in oil, lower right. Provenance: the estate of the artist; private collection, New York. An early, modern painting by artist Hartwell Yeargans who studied painting and drawing at the New York City's Art League under Morris Kantor from 1948 to 1951.
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Jun. 26, 2020
Hartwell Yeargans, Royal Couple
Est: $800 - $1,200
Hartwell Yeargans Royal Couple 1966 woodcut in colors 18 h × 14 w in (46 × 36 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to lower 'Royal Couple 1/20 H. Yeargans 1966'. This work is number 1 from the edition of 20. condition: 7" crease to lower right corner. Glue residue on verso from previous mounting, otherwise in good condition with strong colors. Framed behind glass measuring 20 x 17 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 29, 2020
Hartwell Yeargans FOLK SINGER Woodcut
Est: $700 - $1,000
Hartwell Yeargans (1915-2005) FOLK SINGER Woodcut, 1965, on Japan paper, signed, dated, titled and numbered 43/50 in pencil, with full margins, framed. Image 12 7/8 x 9 1/2 inches; 327 x 241 mm. Sheet 17 3/8 x 12 inches; 441 x 305 mm. C
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Oct. 08, 2019
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Untitled (Nude with Sculpture and Vases).
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Untitled (Nude with Sculpture and Vases). Oil on linen canvas, circa 1953. 864x610 mm; 34x24 inches. Signed in oil, lower right, recto. Signed in oil, verso. Provenance: the estate of the artist; private collection, New York. An early, modern painting by artist Hartwell Yeargans who studied painting and drawing at the New York City's Art League under Morris Kantor from 1948 to 1951. He received his bachelor's degree from Goddard College in Vermont and later became the instructor for Printmaking at the Brooklyn Museum as well as the instructor of Drawing and Printmaking at Parsons School of Design. Yeargans lived and worked in Copenhagen, exhibiting his work in Paris, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Chicago and Washington DC. He was heavily involved in the arts as well as music, collaborating with musicians such as Duke Ellington in the Festival of the Art, Long Island University, New York.
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Sep. 18, 2019
Etching, "Drought Victims" Hartwell Yeargans
Est: $500 - $700
(American, 1915-2005) signed in pencil l.r. "H. Yeargans 69" numbered A/P III. Sight size: 13"h x 18-1/4"w Provenance: Property consigned by Letty Lou Eisenhauer (born 1935). She was an American visual and performance artist known for her free-spirited Fluxus performances during the 1960s. Eisenhauer was an undergraduate at Douglass College from 1953-1957 and was a graduate student and department secretary in the M.F.A. program from 1961 to 1962. She studied art primarily with Robert Watts. She befriended Geoff Hendricks and Roy Lichtenstein, both of whom were teaching art at Douglass College at the time. Eisenhauer dated Lichtenstein for 10 years in the 1960s. Watts introduced her to Allan Kaprow, who persuaded her to perform in his Spring Happening, her first performance. She continued to perform in Happenings throughout the 1960s, often appearing nude or scantily clad. She simultaneously pursued a career in the visual arts, exhibiting sculptures, prints, and paintings, many of which were informed by a Pop sensibility. (Wikipedia)
Nye & Company
Oct. 04, 2018
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Untitled (Seated Woman with Pitcher).
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Untitled (Seated Woman with Pitcher). Oil on linen canvas, 1953. 864x711 mm; 34x28 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. Signed and dated "2/4/53' in oil, verso. Provenance: the estate of the artist; private collection, New York. An early modern painting by artist Hartwell Yeargans who studied painting and drawing at the New York City's Art League under Morris Kantor from 1948 to 1951.
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May. 20, 2018
YEARGANS, Hartwell. Oil on Canvas. Still Life 1951
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Signed and dated lower right. Hartwell Yeargans (African American, 1915 - 2005).
Clarke Auction Gallery
Apr. 05, 2018
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Untitled (Woman with Plant).
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Untitled (Woman with Plant). Oil on linen canvas, 1951. 864x635 mm; 34x25 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right. Provenance: the estate of the artist; private collection, New York. This painting by Hartwell Yeargans demonstrates his early explorations in abstraction with the geometric shapes and linear figures that would bring him recognition. Yeargans studied painting and drawing at the New York City's Art League under Morris Kantor. He received his bachelor's degree from Goddard College in Vermont and later became the instructor for Printmaking at the Brooklyn Museum as well as the instructor of Drawing and Printmaking at Parsons School of Design. Yeargans lived and worked in Copenhagen, exhibiting his work in Paris, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Chicago and Washington DC. He was heavily involved in the arts as well as music, collaborating with musicians such as Duke Ellington in the Festival of the Art, Long Island University, New York.
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Feb. 14, 2013
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Tropical Fantasy.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Tropical Fantasy. Color woodcut on imitation Japan paper, 1972. 292x393 mm; 11 1/2x15 1/2 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 20. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Ver 1a" and "AP" in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression with fresh, strong colors.
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Feb. 14, 2013
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Fragments of a Nightmare.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Fragments of a Nightmare. Color woodcut on thin imitation Japan paper, 1965. 451x394 mm; 17 3/4x15 1/2 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 16. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "First Proof IV" in pencil, lower margin. A good, bright impression.
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Oct. 18, 2012
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Multiple Faces.
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Multiple Faces. Acrylic on canvas, 1969. 787x589 mm; 31x22 inches. Signed and dated in acrylic, lower center. Provenance: estate of the artist, New York. Exhibited: The Gathering of the Avant-Garde: The Lower East Side, 1948-1970, Kenkeleba Gallery, New York, May 17 - June 30, 1985. This is only the second painting by printmaker Hartwell Yeargans to come to auction. This lively but balanced composition shows the artist's interest in pattern and abstraction. The flat tones of his acrylics are similar to the effect achieved with his first experimentation with screenprinting also in 1969. The artist was working in New York City that year as both a printmaking instructor at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and Stuyvesant High School. His work was also included in the important exhibition Afro-American Artists, 1800-1969 at the Philadelphia Civic Center.
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Oct. 18, 2012
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Red Skirt.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Red Skirt. Color woodcut on thin Japan paper, 1966. 384x295 mm; 15 1/8x11 5/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 6/20 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression with strong colors.
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Feb. 16, 2012
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Music Makers.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Music Makers. Color woodcut on Japan paper, 1971. 248x203 mm; 9 3/4x8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 29/100 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression.
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Feb. 16, 2012
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Sunbathers.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Sunbathers. Color woodcut on thin imitation Japan paper, 1967. 457x397 mm; 18x15 5/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated, numbered 4/5 and inscribed "Var II" in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression with bright colors.
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Oct. 06, 2011
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Journey Home.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Journey Home. Color woodcut on thin imitation Japan paper, 1983. 286x305 mm; 11 1/4x12 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from an edition of an unknown size. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "A/P I" in pencil, lower margin. A good impression with strong colors.
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Oct. 06, 2011
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Jazz Musicians.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Jazz Musicians. Etching and aquatint on smooth wove paper, 1974. 248x184 mm; 9 3/4x7 1/4 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 16/50 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression.
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Feb. 17, 2011
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Five to Twelve.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Five to Twelve. Color woodcut on thin imitation Japan paper, 1966. 406x292 mm; 16x11 1/2 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, one of only a few proofs. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Artists Proof I" in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression with strong colors.
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Feb. 17, 2011
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Bridesmaids.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Bridesmaids. Color woodcut on thin imitation Japan paper, 1971. 191x140 mm; 7 1/2x5 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 8/25 in pencil, lower margin. A very good, bright impression.
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Oct. 07, 2010
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Tropical Fantasy.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Tropical Fantasy. Color woodcut on Japan paper, 1972. 318x419 mm; 12 1/2x16 1/2 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 20. Signed, titled, dated, inscribed "Var 1 A/P" and numbered V in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression.
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Oct. 07, 2010
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Fragments of a Nightmare.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Fragments of a Nightmare. Color woodcut on Japan paper, 1966. 445x387 mm; 17 1/2x15 1/4 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 3/16 in pencil, lower margin. A very good, bright impression.
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Jun. 24, 2010
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Music Makers.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Music Makers. Color woodcut on Japan paper, 1971. 248x203 mm; 9 3/4x8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 37/100 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression.
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Jun. 24, 2010
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Bass and Guitar Musicians.
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Bass and Guitar Musicians. Oil on canvas, 1964. 610x457 mm; 24x18 inches. Signed in oil, lower right. Signed, titled and dated in ink on the stretcher bars. Provenance: the estate of the artist, New York. This is the first painting by the artist to come to auction. Hartwell Yeargans based his jazz paintings on visits to New York's Five Spot jazz club, located on St. Mark's Place and Third Avenue, in the early 1960s. It was a small "joint" that seated only 75 people, but where many jazz innovators such as Jackie Maclean, Cecil Taylor, Thelonius Monk and Ornette Coleman performed. Yeargans lived nearby in the East Village, and would bring his sketch book to performances. It also attracted many Village artists as regulars, including Willem DeKooning, Jackson Pollock, Franz Klein, Paul Jenkins, Mark Rothko and Bob Thompson.
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Jun. 24, 2010
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Folk Singer.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Folk Singer. Woodcut on thin Japan paper, 1965. 330x240 mm; 13x9 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 44/50 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by the artist, New York. Published by Associated American Artists, New York. A very good impression of this scarce print. According to his estate, this woodcut is the artist's first print. This woodcut is based on another early painting of Yeargans's that is included in the collection of Larry and Brenda Thompson. The Folk Singer, 1963, is illustrated on the front cover of the catalogue for the 2009 exhibition of their collection at the David C. Driskell Center of Art at the University of Maryland, which is now at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL.
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Mar. 07, 2010
Hartwell Yeargans
Est: $600 - $900
Hartwell Yeargans New York (1915-2005) MUSIC MAKERS color woodcut, unframed, signed, titled & numbered: lower margin in pencil, 39/100 image size: H9 3/4" W8 1/8" Provenance: Estate of Arthur A. Goldsmith, Jr. Ex Libris collection, Clarksville, Tennessee.
Charlton Hall
Feb. 23, 2010
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1925 - 2005) The Performers.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1925 - 2005) The Performers. Etching and aquatint with hand-coloring on smooth wove paper, 1978. Artist's proof, aside from a small edition of an unspecified size. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Var IV A/P I" in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression.
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Feb. 23, 2010
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1925 - 2005) Bass Player.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1925 - 2005) Bass Player. Color woodcut on thin imitation Japan paper, 1973. 254x165 mm; 10x6 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 18/25 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression with bright colors.
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Feb. 23, 2010
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1925 - 2005) Head.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1925 - 2005) Head. Color screenprint on newsprint, 1969. 356x267 mm; 14x10 1/2 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, one of only a few proofs, printed on the March 16, 1969 "Business Opportunities" page of the New York Times. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "A/P #" in pencil, lower margin. A very good, bright impression. According to the artist's estate, this was the artist's first screenprint and was never editioned.
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Nov. 14, 2009
HARTWELL YEARGANS (American, 1915-2005). TROPICAL FANTASY, signed, dated '72, titled and numbered vol 1 A/P V in pencil lower margin.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (American, 1915-2005). TROPICAL FANTASY, signed, dated '72, titled and numbered vol 1 A/P V in pencil lower margin. Color woodcut - Framed, image: 12 1/4 in. x 16 1/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Oct. 08, 2009
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Sisters.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Sisters. Color woodcut on imitation Japan paper, 1972. 370x305 mm; 14 1/4x12 inches, full margins. Artist's proof. Signed, titled, dated, inscribed "A/P" and numbered VI in pencil, lower margin. Printed by the artist in Copenhagen, Denmark. A very good impression with fresh, strong colors.
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Sep. 29, 2009
Hartwell Yeargans, African-American, 1918-2005, "Fragments of a Nightmare", 1966, pencil signed, dated, titled and numbered 3/16 in ...
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Hartwell Yeargans, African-American, 1918-2005, "Fragments of a Nightmare", 1966, pencil signed, dated, titled and numbered 3/16 in the margin. Color woodblock. 17 7/8 x 15 7/16 in.Provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals
Feb. 17, 2009
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Woman.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Woman. Color woodcut on thin Japan paper, 1975. 420x340 mm; 16 1/2x13 1/4 inches, wide (full ?) margins. Artist's proof, one of only a handful of proofs. Signed, titled, dated, inscribed "A/P" and numbered IV in pencil, lower margin. Printed by the artist, Copenhagen. A superb impression with rich colors. Inspired by a visit to the artist Walter Williams, Hartwell Yeargans moved to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1971, where he lived and worked until his return to New York in 1981.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 17, 2009
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Folk Singer.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Folk Singer. Woodcut on thin Japan paper, 1965. 330x240 mm; 13x9 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 23/50 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by the artist, New York. Published by Associated American Artists, New York. A very good impression of this scarce print. According to his estate, this woodcut is the artist's first print.
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Oct. 17, 2008
HARTWELL YEARGANS (AMERICAN 1918-2005)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (american 1918-2005) "FRAGMENTS OF A NIGHTMARE" 1966, pencil signed, dated, titled and numbered 3/16 in the margin. Color woodblock. 17 7/8 x 15 7/16 in. provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's
Feb. 19, 2008
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Sisters.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Sisters. Color woodcut on imitation Japan paper, 1972. 370x305 mm; 14 1/4x12 inches, full margins. Artist's proof. Signed, titled, dated, inscribed "A/P" and numbered VI in pencil, lower margin. Printed by the artist in Copenhagen, Denmark. A very good impression with fresh, strong colors.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 19, 2008
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Sunbathers.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Sunbathers. Color woodcut on imitation Japan paper, 1965. 460x390 mm; 18x15 3/8 inches, full margins. Signed, dated, titled and numbered 36/50 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression. Born in Kansas City, this painter and printmaker moved to New York in 1936 to join his older brother James Conroy Yeargans, who was working on the WPA Harlem Hospital murals, and was later a member of the Spiral Group. After military service, the younger Yeargans studied painting at the Art Students League with Morris Kantor, and anatomy with Richard Hale. He had his first solo exhibiton at the Matrix Gallery in 1955, while leading the Lower Eastside Neighborhood Association's Visual Committee, and showing in the Village Art Center. In the mid-1960s, Hartwell Yeargans took up printmaking, first showing this and other woodcuts at the Associated American Arts Gallery, New York.
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Feb. 06, 2007
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Tropical Fantasy.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) Tropical Fantasy. Color woodcut on artificial Japan paper, 1972. 292x393 mm; 11 1/2x15 1/2 inches, full margins. Artist''s proof, aside from the edition of 20. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Ver 1a" and "AP" in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression with fresh, strong colors. Inspired by a visit to the artist Walter Williams, Hartwell Yeargans moved to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1971, and he lived and worked there until his return to New York in 1981. Today his prints and paintings are found in such permanent collections as the Ballerup Raadhus, Denmark, Frederiksberg Skolen, Copenhagen, the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, Georgetown University, Washington DC, and the DuSable Museum, Chicago.
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Feb. 06, 2007
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Red Skirt.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005) The Red Skirt. Color woodcut, 1966. 380x290 mm; 14 7/811 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 12/20 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression with fresh, strong colors. Born in Kansas City, this painter and printmaker moved to New York in 1936 to join his older brother James Conroy Yeargans, who was working on the WPA Harlem Hospital murals, and was later a member of the Spiral Group. After military service, the younger Yeargans studied painting at the Art Students League with Morris Kantor, and anatomy with Richard Hale. He had his first solo exhibiton at the Matrix Gallery in 1955, while leading the Lower Eastside Neighborhood Association''s Visual Committee, and showing in the Village Art Center. In the late 1960s, Hartwell Yeargans took up printmaking, first showing his woodcuts at the Associated American Arts Gallery, and made it the focus of his work through the 1970s.
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