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"Arriving to Island, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Framed to conservation standards.
Contemporary African American and Native American Hertiage Artist
Category
1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Accented Room Featuring a Man, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
signing and dating it on the back.
13" x 12" art
Custom framing options available
Contemporary African
Category
1990s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Dedicated to Harold Washington, Mayor of Chicago, IL, USA, " by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
cluttered and pastel-colored interior space.
30" x 40" art
Contemporary African American and Native
Category
1990s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Illustration Board
"Turn of the Century Abstract, " Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
abstract marks on a green background.
13 3/4" x 12" art
Custom framing is available
Contemporary African
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Think About Kate Again, " Surreal Pastel and Ink Drawing by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Contemporary African American and Native American Hertiage Artist, Reginald K Gee, is known for Neo
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink
"Axtion, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
.
16 1/2" x 11 3/4"
Custom framing is available
Contemporary African American and Native American
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Phizo, " Abstract Portrait Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, blue, brown, and yellow.
16 1/2" x 11 3/4"
Custom framing is available
Contemporary African American
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Rebecca Island Getaway, " Oil Pastel on Rag Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Contemporary African American and Native American Hertiage Artist, Reginald K Gee, is known for Neo
Category
1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Board
"Glower, " Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Custom framing available
Contemporary African American and Native American Hertiage Artist, Reginald K
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects
"Yo-Yo Champion, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
11 3/4" art
Custom framing available
Contemporary African American and Native American Hertiage
Category
1990s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Red Cactus, " Oil Pastel Landscape on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
1/4" art
19" x 24" frame
Framed to conservation standards
Contemporary African American and Native
Category
1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Two of the Controlling Members, " Oil Pastel on Board signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
in front of a black background.
40" x 28" art
Custom framing is available
Contemporary African
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Board
"Working Out, " Oil Pastel on a Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
.
Contemporary African American and Native American Heritage Artist, Reginald K Gee, is known for Neo
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Defectors, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Custom framing is available
Contemporary African American and Native American Heritage Artist, Reginald
Category
1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Planter, " an Oil Pastel signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
" frame
Contemporary African American and Native American Hertiage Artist, Reginald K Gee, is known for
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
"The Extrovert, Aura, " Abstract Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
12" art
Custom framing is available
Contemporary African American and Native American Hertiage
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
Deep Blue With Pamela
original signed pastel portrait drawing purple and green
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
and African American parents, he is an emerging tour de force in the contemporary and outsider art
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Persistence (Mum’s the Word), " Hatchet and Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Houston, TX
explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the attention of Jim Harithas
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
"See Looking at See, " Acrylic and Charcoal on Dutch Stonehenge Paper - drawing
Located in Houston, TX
began to explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the attention of
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Charcoal
Spirit Not In Flight
original signed pastel
Located in Milwaukee, WI
nature. She also uses her studies in psychology, sociology, African American, and women's studies to
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"We Live, We Grow, We Die, We Go Someplace, " Six Color Lithograph
Located in Houston, TX
chef, Long decided to devote himself entirely to art in the late 1970’s. He began to explore folk art
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
"Untitled, " Acrylic on Paper - Figurative drawing
Located in Houston, TX
explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the attention of Jim Harithas
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Roma, " Etching on Paper in Cast Bronze Frame
Located in Houston, TX
1970’s. He began to explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Bronze
Price Upon Request
"Pre-Rome, " Etching on Paper in Cast Bronze Frame with Glass Eye
Located in Houston, TX
, Long decided to devote himself entirely to art in the late 1970’s. He began to explore folk art and
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Bronze
"Camino, " Acrylic and Charcoal on Paper - Figurative drawing
Located in Houston, TX
began to explore folk art and assemblage to create a unique body of work, attracting the attention of
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Charcoal, Crayon
"Post Rome, " Etching on Paper in Cast Bronze Frame
Located in Houston, TX
decided to devote himself entirely to art in the late 1970’s. He began to explore folk art and assemblage
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Bronze
"I Am Beautiful, " Original Opal Stone Sculpture signed by Savheri Chirwa
By Savheri Chirwa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
generations. These include paintings, pottery, basket ware, wood carvings, and sculpture done in metal as well
Category
Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Dynamic Basketball Scene by Pervis Young - Raw Expression of Urban Life
Located in Delray Beach, FL
American folk and outsider art.
Why Buy This Painting?
This is an exceptional opportunity to own a
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Paint
Urban Totem (original mixed media painted on found water tank)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
American Folk Art Museum in New York, and the de Young Museum of Art in San Francisco, among others.
Category
1990s Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
$15,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Dancer on the Page (framed original mixed media collage)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
-taught African-American artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on found objects
Category
1990s Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
City Rhythms (framed original mixed media collage)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
American Folk Art Museum in New York, and the de Young Museum of Art in San Francisco, among others.
Category
1990s Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Shadowed Movement (framed original mixed media on paper)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Young was a self-taught African-American artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on
Category
1990s Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Paint, Ink
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Relining Nude (WG6)
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
American venues for sculpture as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and at the venerable
Category
1950s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Congregation (original mixed media on paper)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
African-American artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on found objects, including
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pen
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Twins (original mixed media collage)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
-taught African-American artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on found objects
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Solitary (original mixed media on paper)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
was a self-taught African-American artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Gathering (original mixed media on paper)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
was a self-taught African-American artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Drifters (original mixed media on paper)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Young was a self-taught African-American artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Mixed Media
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Gathering (original mixed media on paper)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
-taught African-American artist known for his expressive collages and paintings. Made on found objects
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Mixed Media, Pen
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
First Steps, Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture, Cleveland School
By William Zorach
Located in Beachwood, OH
American folk.
Zorach found his sculptural direction by instinct, but was not unaware of what other
Category
1910s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
"The Merger Will Have Its Ups
Downs" Clay Sculpture on Wood by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. The artist signed it on the bottom.
6" x 9" x 7" art
Contemporary African American and Native
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Wood, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Polo Player and Horse
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Beachwood, OH
ceramic works at such significant American venues for sculpture as the Whitney Museum of American Art in
Category
1930s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones
Located in Southampton, NY
, especially her 1971–1989 paintings. Her work can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones
Located in Southampton, NY
, especially her 1971–1989 paintings. Her work can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones
Located in Southampton, NY
, especially her 1971–1989 paintings. Her work can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones
Located in Southampton, NY
, especially her 1971–1989 paintings. Her work can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones
Located in Southampton, NY
, especially her 1971–1989 paintings. Her work can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Lois Mailou Jones
Located in Southampton, NY
, especially her 1971–1989 paintings. Her work can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
BACK TO EARTH Signed Lithograph, Abstract Landscape, Zebra, Crescent Moon, Grass
By Margo Humphrey
Located in Union City, NJ
imaginative and painterly storybook expression by the renowned African American printmaker Margo Humphrey
Category
1960s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pink Lady
Located in San Francisco, CA
influenced by the Cubism of Picasso and Georges Braque, by African and Oceanic folk art and by pre-Columbian
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Other Medium
Suzanne Benton, Male Grace, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints
Materials
Monoprint
Suzanne Benton, Maiden and the Night, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints
Materials
Monoprint
Suzanne Benton, Over the Shoulder, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints
Materials
Monoprint
Suzanne Benton, Renaissance Student, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
Category
2010s Symbolist Abstract Prints
Materials
Monoprint
Suzanne Benton, Renaissance Maiden, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints
Materials
Monoprint
Suzanne Benton, Child of Fortune, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints
Materials
Monoprint
Suzanne Benton, Suspended in Time, 2014, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
Category
2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints
Materials
Monoprint
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