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Track Star - Figurative Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Track Star - Abstracted Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper Bold and
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

"Ethnographic Still Life, " Edith Kramer, African Mask and Shofar, Art Therapy
By Edith Kramer
Located in New York, NY
Weimar, Germany and was an artist and art teacher of note. Kramer studied drawing, sculpture and painting
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stipple Drawing in Black and White of the First Lady of Haiti - African American
Located in Miami, FL
precise stipple effect and celebrating African-American women which was titled "Twelve American Women." It
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1940s Academic Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Ink, Pencil

African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
African Mama - Vintage Illustration in Ink and Watercolor A charming illustration, by Irene
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1950s American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Large Mixed Media Construction Sculpture Painting Ike Ude African American Art
By Iké Udé
Located in Surfside, FL
Iké Udé (1964- Nigerian American) Hand signed and dated 1993 on verso. Large carved and painted
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1990s Conceptual Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Thread, Paint, Mixed Media

Grant Series Torn Paper Collage Painting African American Artist John Rozelle
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
Academy of Fine Arts. The Chemistry of Color: African American Artists in Philadelphia, 1970-1990. The
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1980s Abstract Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Laid Paper

Large Painting Photo Collage Martin Luther King African American Civil Rights
Located in Surfside, FL
group of African-American girls killed in a racially motivated church bombing in Alabama nearly 50 years
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper

Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting Drawing African American Kids in Park
By Loren Munk
Located in Surfside, FL
Loren Munk (American, b. 1951), mixed media painting "Romulus & Remus", signed "Munk '89", 13" x
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Collage Painting African American Kids, Bicycle NY
By Loren Munk
Located in Surfside, FL
, 15" x 22" sheet, framed 23.5" x 30.5" .African American kids in a park. Done in a manner that recalls
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Abstract Acrylic Mix Media Painting Cheryl Warrick African American Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956), "Both Sides" 1998, acrylic and mixed media painting on paper
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1990s Abstract Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract Acrylic Mix Media Painting Cheryl Warrick African American Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956), "Build a nest" 1998, Acrylic and mixed media painting on
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1990s Abstract Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

William McBride "Daumier Heads" Original Oil on Canvas 20th c.
Located in San Francisco, CA
African-American and WPA artists, including Charles White, William Carter, Charles Sebree and Richard Hunt
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Destination Unknown 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Ernie Barnes
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
and his ability to capture the complexities of the African American experience. The painting invites
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

African American Slave Painting by Dan Atkinson 1951
By Dan Atkinson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fine Southern American surrealist painting from 1950s of a muscular African American man on his
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1950s Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Untitled (African American Girls)
By Andrew Turner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Realism Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Weight: 1.4 lbs.
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20th Century Vintage African American Paintings

Untitled (African American Quilt 2)
By Mae Engron
Located in Culver City, CA
Mae Engron invokes African American quilting traditions in this oil painting on canvas. Painted in
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Oil

Folk Art Island Painting; Savannah African-American Rudy Bostic
By Rudolph Valentino Bostic
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A folk art painting by Savannah artist Rudolph Valentino Bostic. Bostic is a self-taught artist
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Late 20th Century American Vintage African American Paintings

Horse Polo Painting by Southern African American Rudy Bostic
By Rudolph Valentino Bostic
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very lively and interesting horse painting depicting polo horses and riders by Rudolph Valentino
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20th Century American Vintage African American Paintings

Dorothy Hart Drew African American Nude Woman Standing Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
The American portrait artist Dorothy Hart Drew was born in Ethel, Macon County, Missouri on January
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1940s American Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

"Nap Time" by African American Artist Raymond Howell(1931- 2002)
By Raymond Howell
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional example of the work of this highly talented African American painter
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1970s Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Song of David
By Ralph Chessé
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Oil on canvas by African American artist Ralph Chessé. The painting is signed and dated “Ralph
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Old Black Man
By Ralph Chessé
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Oil on canvas by African American artist Ralph Chessé. The painting is unsigned, measures 21 x 18
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large, Vintage Fantasy Skyscraper Scene
By Maurice Wimberly
Located in Treasure Island, CA
little about this fascinating artist, who was probably African American. Three of his paintings are in
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1970s American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Board

Columbia, S.C. watercolor of famous fountain sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbia, South Carolina. Second, this painting was purchased from the estate of an elderly African
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1960s American Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Untitled, African American Girls, Realist Painting
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts." “My paintings combine the
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

African American Boy with Ball, Realist Painting Folk Art Outsider
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Rare Lynching Painting WPA artist Social Justice African American Americana
By Arthur Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
wooded area. Arthur Smith is a listed American painter most famous for his paintings of sporting scenes
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

African American Girl with jump Rope, Realist Painting Folk Art Outsider
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

African American Realist Painting 3 Ladies Folk Art Outsider Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Oil

The People (Urban African-American Afrofuturism Landscape)
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively. In spite
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

1977 REALIST African American SHOE SHINER Portrait Painting BLM ARTIST
Located in New York, NY
Arnold J. Hurley is an African American artist born 1944 Images on paper and canvas have been part
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1970s Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Mixed Media Painting African American Woman Artist Cheryl Warrick
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956), "By Ones By Twos" Acrylic mixed media on panel, 1999, Hand
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Pair of African-American Couple Paintings, Signed R. Mandeville
Located in Astoria, NY
festively dressed African-American couple, one with a man playing the guitar the other a woman with a basket
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Original Charles McGill Painting Black Gold African American Artist Imposto Rare
By Charles McGill
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by African American contemporary artist Charles McGill called
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
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1960s Folk Art Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Making a Mojo Large Abstract Oil Painting African American Woman Artist
By Deborah Dancy
Located in Surfside, FL
Deborah Dancy, also known as Deborah Muirhead (born 1949), is a Black American woman painter of
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an African American Man
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
African American man in the foreground with fantastic industrial elements in the background. This piece
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1940s Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern African American Folk Art Acrylic Large Painting on Canvas
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This large acrylic painting on canvas brings together both a modern and folk element depicting
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20th Century Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Powerful 1950s Portrait of an African American Woman
Located in Pasadena, CA
style. Painting is signed Pelhell?? and dated 1956.
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1950s Pointillist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Oil

Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
this urban street scene sensitively captures a group of African American kids at play. Paul Zimmerman
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
this urban street scene sensitively captures a group of African American kids at play. Paul Zimmerman
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A. Moreno African American Nude Portrait Realist Oil Painting Topless Woman
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage original oil painting by A. Moreno. Features a beautiful natural topless woman with a long
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Late 20th Century Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Located in Surfside, FL
structure before painting a picture. In 1945, he was working with Lasar Segall (Lithuanian Jewish and
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20th Century Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Original Oil on Canvas Michigan Artist Russell Steinke African American Couple
By Russell Steinke
Located in Toledo, OH
Original oil on canvas by Michigan artist Russell Steinke. Depicting shadowed man and woman deep in thought.
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Post-Impressionist Portrait of Working Class African American Man
Located in Pasadena, CA
Solemn, captivating portrait of African American man in Post-Impressionism style. Signed Hamsen(??).
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas

Cuban Artist Pastel Drawing African American Emilio Cruz Bonnie Clyde Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum in Harlem; the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Museum of African American History and
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Oil noted African American artist Alma Thomas, Max Granick frame
Located in Palm Springs, CA
her paintings hung im her office in the White House. It is clearly in the style she painted early in
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1960s American Vintage African American Paintings

Signed Mixed Medium Collage African-American Asian Artwork on Paper
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Signed mixed medium artwork (acrylic/gouache/collage) on paper with Afro-American and Asian themes
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

egyptian inspired "black kings" by african-american artist thelma johnson streat
By Thelma Johnson Streat
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
"black kings" by african american artist/dancer thelma johnson streat, 1945-1950. acrylic on paper
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1940s American Tribal Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

"Going to America" African Slave Ship by Black folk artist F.L. Doc Spellmon
By Doc Spellmon
Located in San Antonio, TX
his rural upbringing, religious surroundings, and African American heritage, Spellmon found national
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1960s Folk Art Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

"The Reaper" Abstract Assemblage Figurative Painting
By Benny Andrews
Located in Houston, TX
Painting of an African American woman with short hair standing next to an abstract tree by southern
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1970s American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor

"What do you mean your wife" First African American Illustrator - Black Artist
By E. Simms Campbell
Located in Miami, FL
E. Simms Campbel was the first major African American Illustrator. He did covers for Esquire
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1950s Academic Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Board

1978 After Martha Diamond Paintings African American Lithograph
By Martha Diamond
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 31 x 23 inches ( 78.74 x 58.42 cm ) Image Size: 31 x 23 inches ( 78.74 x 58.42 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Det...
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1970s Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Grant Series Torn Paper Collage Painting African American Artist John Rozelle
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
Academy of Fine Arts. The Chemistry of Color: African American Artists in Philadelphia, 1970-1990. The
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1980s Abstract Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Laid Paper, Mixed Media

Karen Shelby painting of Sapelo Island Midwife, Katie Hall Underwood
Located in San Francisco, CA
Karen Shelby African-American portrait, painting of Sapelo Island Midwife Katie Hall Underwood
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1940s Vintage African American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

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