Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) watercolor on paper gestural abstract painting in yellow, purple, and orange that blend and bleed into one another, with areas of exposed paper visible throughout. Signed “Beauford Delaney,” inscribed “Clamart” (a suburb of Paris where Delaney lived) and dated 1958 in black pen, lower right. Floated in a modern giltwood frame […]
Lot 1087: Beauford Delaney Pastel Portrait of a Man w/ Glasses & Necktie
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) pastel on paper bust-length portrait of a dark-haired, mustachioed man with purple eyes who wears glasses and a blue-and-white striped tie. Set against a mottled blue, purple, and green background with touches of the same colors present in the man''s face. Unsigned. With Beauford Delaney estate stamp to frame backing. Housed […]
Lot 1088: Beauford Delaney Ink on Paper Landscape, Istanbul, Turkey, 1966
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) cityscape black marker drawing entitled "Istanbul, Turkey" and depicting a stylized hillside in Istanbul with numerous buildings surrounded by foliage all rendered in gestural, spontaneous line. Created in 1966 when Delaney visited the writer James Baldwin in Istanbul. Signed and dated "Beauford Delaney / 1966" and titled "Istanbul Turkey" in blue […]
Lot 169: Beauford Delaney, Charcoal Portrait of a Black Man, 1963
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) charcoal on wove paper bust-length portrait of black man depicted in three-quarters view, on Arches paper. The sitter wears horn-rimmed glasses and a jacket and gazes to the right of the viewer. Signed and dated "B. Delaney 63," lower right. With Beauford Delaney estate stamp en verso. Full "J Perrigot Arches […]
Lot 168: Beauford Delaney Pastel Portrait of a Man Smoking a Pipe
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) pastel on wove paper bust-length portrait of a man with a pipe in his mouth, 1930s. The man, with dark hair and goatee, wears a brown suit with a bright blue tie and stares intensely at the viewer with furrowed brow. He sits or stands before a bookcase filled with colorful […]
Lot 129: Beauford Delaney Gouache on Paper, Yellow Abstraction, 1961
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) gouache on paper abstract painting in various shades of yellow. Rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing forms merge with one another and fill the composition, with areas of exposed paper visible throughout. Signed and dated "Beauford Delaney 61" in black pen, lower right. With Beauford Delaney estate stamp en verso […]
Lot 128: Beauford Delaney Watercolor & Gouache Abstract Painting, Ibiza, 1956
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) watercolor and gouache abstract painting entitled "Ibiza." Two thick, vertical black bars rendered in watercolor enclose at left and right a gestural web of calligraphic black linework, with fainter watercolor forms beneath. Signed and inscribed "Ibiza" in blue pen, lower right. On Schoellers Parole paper with blind stamp, upper right. Floated […]
Lot 150: Beauford Delaney Abstract Graphite Drawing, 1962
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) abstract graphite drawing on wove paper depicting a compact, frenetic arrangement of expressive lines, some made using a broad, soft point and others more finely rendered. Signed in blue pen "Beauford Delaney / Paris 1962," lower right. On Latune de Balcons paper with partial watermark along lower edge reading DESSIN SUPERIEUR […]
Lot 145: Beauford Delaney Pastel Portrait of a Man
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) pastel on wove paper bust-length portrait of a bearded man with vibrant blue eyes and piercing stare. Set against a mottled green background, the composition is enlivened by the artist's use of swirling linework to create a network of electric blue forms that seem to radiate from the sitter's eyes–accentuating his […]
Lot 178: Beauford Delaney Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting
Beauford Delaney (American/Tennessee, 1901-1979) large-scale vertically oriented oil on canvas painting presenting an abstraction comprised of horizontally lined brushstrokes in varying widths and set against a variegated and tactile background. The artist anchors the image with a rectangular shape in the lower half of the image, which includes two mirrored color centric arcs, one slightly […]
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