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Romare Bearden 1976 Olympics LE Silkscreen Print

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Romare Bearden 1976 Olympics LE Silkscreen Print
Romare Bearden was an African-American Artist. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1914, his family soon moved to Harlem, an African-American neighborhood in New York City, where he founded the 306 Group, a club for Harlem's artists. During the 1940's, his style combined African culture and symbols with a stylized realism. Paintings such as his 1948 The Family demonstrate his interest in cubism and the influence that the style had on his work. After a stay in Paris, Bearden's work became more abstract, using layers of oil paint to produce muted, hidden effects. During the 1960's civil rights movement, his focus shifted again, to collage, considered his best work. An excellent example is his 1963 series of collages, Prevalence Of Ritual. Bearden died in 1988. This beautiful Romare Bearden color silkscreen limited edition print was created for the 1976 Olympics. Edition 200. The print is numbered. Pencil signed. The edition number will be confirmed at point of sale. The print measures 39" X 25" unframed. The print has some minor flaws, but overall is in good condition. A serially numbered, destructible eggshell tamper-proof seal is affixed to the item and it is accompanied by a tamper-proof, forge-proof, copy-proof Certificate of Authenticity from Elaine's Fine Art. The COA also has a matching serially numbered seal affixed to it. Any tampering with the seals causes the seal to fragment, making it impossible to reuse, further insuring the authenticity of the item. The purchaser is also recorded as the registered owner. If the item is a gift, please indicate the name, street address, city, state and zip code of the recipient, before making payment, so that the COA can be registered to them. Over the past 27 years, Elaine's Fine Art (located on Manhattan's Upper East Side - just 5 blocks from Sotheby's International Art Auction House) has developed an outstanding reputation and following as a leading private dealer of fine art and sports art and memorabilia. During the time period that Sotheby's held auctions on the Internet, on Sothebys.com, and up until they formally ended their specialty site on May 1, 2003, we enjoyed great success as a Licensed Sothebys.com Associate Dealer. Licensed Sothebys.com Associate Dealers were required to be specialists in the fields in which they offered property and to provide a Guarantee of the Authenticity and Condition of the property they sold. All art and memorabilia that we offer is fully documented. Ethics are important to us, and we take great pride in representing the highest level of integrity and expertise in the International Art World. We specialize in blue-chip artists from Picasso to Warhol. We offer a wide variety of original paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculptures and limited edition prints. For the sports connoisseur, we also offer a wide variety of original paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculptures, limited edition prints and sports memorabilia (all major sports). Many of our sports items are personally hand-signed by your favorite sports personalities.