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Donald Locke Mixed-Media Painting
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Important large scale mixed-media painting by African American artist Donald Locke. This
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Paint

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

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

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 signed "Munk '89", 13" x 19" inches sheet
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Paint

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

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Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

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

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Glass, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper

Untitled Shack, Triptych
Located in Kansas City, MO
Collection, directly received from the artist, papers included Beverly Buchanan was an African-American
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1990s American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Crayon, Oil Pastel, Ink, Permanent Marker

"JAZZ MAN" BLACK FOLK ART JAZZ TRUMPET BLACK ORANGE WHITE LILA COCKRELL S COLLE
Located in San Antonio, TX
Jackson Pollock while presenting a wide variety of his large and small paintings of African-American life
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1980s Folk Art Vintage African American Paintings

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Oil

Makeup by Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in New Orleans, LA
left an indelible mark on the history of American art with his poignant, modern paintings of African
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage African American Paintings

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Tempera, Board

"The Capture, " Jacob Lawrence, Harlem Renaissance, Black Art, Haitian Series
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in New York, NY
than fifty years. Lawrence’s paintings portray the lives and struggles of African Americans, and have
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1970s American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Paper, Screen

Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist
By Americus Long
Located in Surfside, FL
Not much is known about African-American “Outsider Art” painter Americus Long. Long was self
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

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Enamel

Woman at High Tea Modernist African American Large Oil Painting
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Surfside, FL
, was an African-American painter and one of the first black artists in comic books. Contents Alvin Carl
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Modern American Oil Painting African American Jazz Musicians Horns Rare 1940
Located in Buffalo, NY
A spectacular rare 1940's American modern expressionist painting depicting two Jazz musicians
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1940s Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

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Oil, Board

African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

WPA New York Artist Watercolor Painting African American Man Park Bench Scene
By Harry Zitter
Located in Surfside, FL
street scene, subway scenes, social realist, nudes, African American, genre scenes, judaica, Coney Island
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

African American Realist Painting Sunday Hat Folk Art Outsider Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

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Oil

African American Realist Painting Sunday Hat 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

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Oil, Canvas

The Blue Scarf , 1960 s African American Oil, Study of a Black Woman, Phoenix
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant and psychologically penetrating, American School portrait of a woman, shown in three
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1980s Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting WPA Woman Artist Kyra Markham Haitian Island Scene African American
By Kyra Markham
Located in Surfside, FL
Kyra Markham (American, 1891-1967) Haitian Scene, 1962, Oil on board, Hand signed and dated
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1960s American Realist Vintage African American Paintings

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Oil, Board

Antique African American Cubist Abstract Modern Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school cubist mid century modern abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950
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1940s Abstract Vintage African American Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Venezuelan Naive Artist Feliciano Carvallo Oil Painting Latin African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil painting of foliage, birds, flowers, tree house. Framed 34.5 X 19.5 canvas 31 X 16. Feliciano
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1970s Folk Art Vintage African American Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait African American Woman Modernist Framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting portrait of an African American woman in a unique coat. The
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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage African American Paintings

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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

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Canvas, Oil

6th City Wire Works — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
the Sho Nuff Art Group, a collective of African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for
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1950s American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Watercolor

Abstract Expressionist African American Nude Figurative
By Molly E. Brubaker
Located in Soquel, CA
California artist Molly E. Brubaker (American, 1922-2000). Signed "Molly Brubaker" on verso. Unframed. Image
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Signed "Alston" painting: Black African American figures in a Harlem dance hall
By Charles Alston
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
works in the late 1930s that captured the dynamic nightlife and community culture of African American
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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage African American Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an African-American Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin Kosarek (b.1929). Portrait, 1951. Oil on masonite panel, 20 x 24 inches; 25 x 29 inches in period frame. Signed and dated on verso. Edwin Kosarek Born: 1929 Studied: The Ci...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage African American Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

1973 Haitian Mod Oil Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
Academy of Beaux-Arts in Port-au-Prince, where he took courses in painting, sculpture, and art history
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1970s Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Peter Walks The Water" Jesus and Peter Black African American Folk Painting
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
submitted by Stephanie Reeves: John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
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1970s Folk Art Vintage African American Paintings

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Crayon, Mixed Media

"On the Bus" African American bus passenger
By Venet Farber
Located in San Antonio, TX
Venet Farber Image Size: 24 x 18 Frame Size: 26 x 20 Medium: Oil There is not much known about Venet Farber. My research leads me to believe she was from Louisiana. A great subj...
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1940s Impressionist Vintage African American Paintings

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Oil

Ladies Auxiliary of Shiloh AME (African-American church)
By Earl Hill
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Educator Nationality African-American Biographical Information Born: 1927, New York, NY Died: 1985
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage African American Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Harlem Moving Day, African American Scene Black Renaissance Mid 20th Century WPA
Located in New York, NY
Harlem Moving Day, African American Scene Black Renaissance Mid 20th Century WPA, 22 x 14 inches
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Road Trip" Ethnic, Urban, Genre, Oil, Regionalism, African American, Signed L/L
Located in Detroit, MI
criticized as African American caricatures, but later altered the painting. He maintained the janitor as the
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Oil, Board

Surrealist African American Self-Portrait by Harry Leopold D. 1943
Located in Peabody, MA
An African American self portrait by the surrealist painter Henry Leopold (1920-2009). Leopold
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1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Paint

"Man With Saxophone" Abstract, Figurative, Colorful, Musician, African American
By William Tolliver
Located in Detroit, MI
” is the perfect example of his advice. The painting is full of life in the intense use of color and
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage African American Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract, Charcoal and Rose , African-American Woman Artist, Oakland Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
African-American artist and educator first studied at Dillard University, Louisiana where she received her
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1960s Abstract Vintage African American Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Texas Longhorn" Black Texas Folk Artist Johnny Banks African American
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
submitted by Stephanie Reeves: John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
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1970s Folk Art Vintage African American Paintings

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Crayon, Mixed Media

Out of Africa
By Tony J. Sisti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Anthony J. (Tony) Sisti (1901–1983) was an American artist, art instructor and patron of the arts
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1950s American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

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Board, Oil

"Black Youth" Young Black Male, Harmonica, Deep Earth Tones, African American
Located in Detroit, MI
"Black Youth" portrays what a typical African American youth may have been doing to earn some cash
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Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Vintage African American Paintings

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Oil

"Mr. Kuni s Farm" Black Texas Folk Artist Johnny Banks African American
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
submitted by Stephanie Reeves: John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
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1970s Folk Art Vintage African American Paintings

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Crayon, Mixed Media

"New York Cafe" Benny Andrews, 1966 African-American Social Realist Work
By Benny Andrews
Located in New York, NY
(BECC), which agitated for greater representation of African American artists and curators in New York’s
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1960s Realist Vintage African American Paintings

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Paper, Lithograph

The Owl (abstract African-American artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Paul Keene Jr. (1920-2009). The Owl, ca. 1955. Ink on paper, 9.5 x 14 inches. Framed measurement: 16 x 21 inches. Signed vertically lower center. Excellent condition with no staining...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage African American Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Mid 20th Century African American Art A peaceful Moment" C.1950
Located in London, GB
Mid 20th century African American Art '' A peaceful Moment" c.1950 Signed 'ISSERLIS' on reverse
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Mid-20th Century Vintage African American Paintings

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Paint

Clementine Hunter African American Folk Artist, circa 1950 s, Still Life
By Clementine Hunter
Located in Phoenix, AZ
. Frame measures 20 3/4"h x 17"w. The painting itself is in excellent condition with bright fresh color
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1950s Folk Art Vintage African American Paintings

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Paint

Alfred Hair African American Artist and Founder of the Highwaymen, Sunset, FL
By Alfred Hair
Located in Phoenix, AZ
x 48" W, frame 28 ½ x 52 1/2. One of the largest paintings available by the artist. Beautiful
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Mid-20th Century Vintage African American Paintings

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Other

The Share Cropper, American WPA Style Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Portrait of African American woman. American WPA Style Painting. Oil on board. Unsigned, Mid 20th
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Paintings

Passage Series #15, Mixed Media Collage Painting African American Artist
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum and The Museum of African American Art.
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20th Century Abstract Vintage African American Paintings

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Mixed Media

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 signed "Munk '89", 13" x 19" inches sheet
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Still Life Painting by Humbert Howard, 1970s
By Humbert Howard
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s still life painting by African-American painter, Humbert Howard (1905-1990). Original framing
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1970s American Vintage African American Paintings

Baroque Variations on Mundane Themes, 1973
By Ronald Carvell Meaux
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1973 painting by African American artist, Ronald Carvell Meaux (1945-2012). Baroque
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Vintage African American Paintings

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Oil

The Backyard
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Magical Realist painting by African-American artist, Roland Ayers (1932-2014). The Backyard, 1960
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1950s Surrealist Vintage African American Paintings

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Board, Oil

Art, "Between Two Women" by Thornton Dial, Sr.
By Thornton Dial, Sr.
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
is representative of the male in the African American tradition. This painting, "Between Two Women
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20th Century Vintage African American Paintings

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

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Lithograph

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

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Lithograph

African American Painting by Raymond Howell (1931 - 2002)
Located in San Francisco, CA
, California. African American artist, Raymond Howell (1931 - 2002). This work
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1960s American Vintage African American Paintings

Shoulder to Shoulder African-American Portrait Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Austere painting of four black men in work jackets, three in hats, all with somber expression
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20th Century American Vintage African American Paintings

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Canvas

Painting by African American Artist William McBride
Located in Chicago, IL
Nude This is an abstract nude done in a heavy impasto technique. by Chicago collector and Artist William McBride. This piece is from the artists' estate. The frame measures 1.75 " i...
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1970s American Vintage African American Paintings

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Vintage African American Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage african american paintings available for sale. Finding the ideal Expressionist, Modern or Contemporary examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add vintage african american paintings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, black, gray, orange and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Bernard Harmon, Andrew Turner, Johnny Banks, Roland Ayers and Charles Elmer Harris are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and canvas — can elevate any room of your home.

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