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Swann Auction Galleries: African-American Fine Art (October 2019)

Artsy presents Swann Auction Galleries: African-American Fine Art, featuring works by Henry Ossawa-Tanner, Sargent Johnson, Kenneth Victor Young, and more. In advance of the auction, browse lots and place max bids before live bidding begins in New York on Tuesday, October 8th at 2:00pm EST.

When the sale opens, all pre-registered Artsy users can participate and watch the bidding unfold in real time. Any registration after Monday, October 7th at 2:00pm EST will be held pending review.

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Lot 1
Edward Mitchell Bannister
Path to the Sea., circa 1885-89
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Bidding closed
Lot 2
Edward Mitchell Bannister
Untitled (Shore Landscape)., circa 1890
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Bidding closed
Lot 3
Edwin A. Harlseton
The Little Newsboy., circa 1925
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Bidding closed
Lot 4
Albert Alexander Smith
Temptation, 1930
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Bidding closed
Lot 5
James VanDerZee
Nude, Harlem., 1923
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Bidding closed
Lot 6
Aaron Douglas
Emperor Jones., 1926
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Bidding closed
Lot 7
Henry Ossawa Tanner
At the Gates (Flight into Egypt)., circa 1926-27
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Bidding closed
Lot 8
Augusta Christine Savage
Gamin., circa 1929
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Bidding closed
Lot 9
Sargent Johnson
Head of a Negro Boy., circa 1934
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Bidding closed
Lot 10
Allan Rohan Crite
Play at Dark (Westminster Street, Madison Park)., 1935
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Bidding closed
Lot 11
Allan Rohan Crite
Dudley Street Elevated Station., 1938
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Bidding closed
Lot 12
Hale Aspacio Woodruff
The Travelers, circa 1935-40
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Bidding closed
Lot 13
Augusta Christine Savage
Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp)., circa 1939
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Bidding closed
Lot 14
Aaron Douglas
Adobe Houses., 1940
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Bidding closed
Lot 15
Dox Thrash
Cabin Days., 1938-1939
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Bidding closed
Lot 16
Dox Thrash
Blue Hat., circa 1940-45
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Bidding closed
Lot 17
Laura Wheeler Waring
Untitled (National Art Gallery)., circa 1940
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Bidding closed
Lot 18
Laura Wheeler Waring
James Weldon Johnson., circa 1943
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Bidding closed
Lot 19
Claude C.F. Clark
Drafting., circa 1940-41
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Bidding closed
Lot 20
Thelma Johnson Streat
Black Kings., circa 1945-50
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Bidding closed
Lot 21
Thelma Johnson Streat
Totem Pole Figure., circa 1945-50
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Bidding closed
Lot 22
William Henry Johnson
Jitterbugs II., circa 1941-42
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Bidding closed
Lot 23
Dox Thrash
Georgia Cotton Crop., circa 1944-1945
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Bidding closed
Lot 24
Henry W. Bannarn
Sharecroppers., 1944
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Bidding closed
Lot 25
John Farrar
Untitled (Washington Circle)., 1947
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Bidding closed
Lot 26
John Farrar
Untitled (Embassy Row)., 1947
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Bidding closed
Lot 27
Norman Lewis
Untitled (Processional Composition)., 1947
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Bidding closed
Lot 28
Norman Lewis
Untitled (Urban Abstraction)., circa 1949
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Bidding closed
Lot 29
Norman Lewis
Crowd., 1949
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Bidding closed
Lot 30
Frederick D. Jones
Women with Flowers., circa 1950
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Bidding closed
Lot 31
Samella Lewis
Untitled (Boy Reading)., 1949
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Bidding closed
Lot 32
Walter Henry Williams
Sunflower Girl., circa 1951-52
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Bidding closed
Lot 33
Hughie Lee-Smith
Landscape with Figure., 1952
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Bidding closed
Lot 34
Norman Lewis
Untitled (Abstract Composition)., 1951
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Bidding closed
Lot 35
Norman Lewis
Untitled (Composition in Blue and Black)., 1954
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Bidding closed
Lot 36
Norman Lewis
Untitled., 1960
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Bidding closed
Lot 37
Hartwell Yeargans
Untitled (Nude with Sculpture and Vases)., 1953
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Bidding closed
Lot 38
Victor Seach
Untitled (Abstract Composition)., 1953
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Bidding closed
Lot 39
Beauford Delaney
Untitled (Composition in Green, Red and Black)., circa 1958-60
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Bidding closed
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Lot 1
Edward Mitchell Bannister
Path to the Sea., circa 1885-89
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 2
Edward Mitchell Bannister
Untitled (Shore Landscape)., circa 1890
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 3
Edwin A. Harlseton
The Little Newsboy., circa 1925
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 4
Albert Alexander Smith
Temptation, 1930
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 5
James VanDerZee
Nude, Harlem., 1923
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 6
Aaron Douglas
Emperor Jones., 1926
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 7
Henry Ossawa Tanner
At the Gates (Flight into Egypt)., circa 1926-27
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 8
Augusta Christine Savage
Gamin., circa 1929
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 9
Sargent Johnson
Head of a Negro Boy., circa 1934
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 10
Allan Rohan Crite
Play at Dark (Westminster Street, Madison Park)., 1935
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 11
Allan Rohan Crite
Dudley Street Elevated Station., 1938
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 12
Hale Aspacio Woodruff
The Travelers, circa 1935-40
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 13
Augusta Christine Savage
Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp)., circa 1939
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 14
Aaron Douglas
Adobe Houses., 1940
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 15
Dox Thrash
Cabin Days., 1938-1939
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 16
Dox Thrash
Blue Hat., circa 1940-45
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 17
Laura Wheeler Waring
Untitled (National Art Gallery)., circa 1940
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 18
Laura Wheeler Waring
James Weldon Johnson., circa 1943
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 19
Claude C.F. Clark
Drafting., circa 1940-41
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 20
Thelma Johnson Streat
Black Kings., circa 1945-50
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 21
Thelma Johnson Streat
Totem Pole Figure., circa 1945-50
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 22
William Henry Johnson
Jitterbugs II., circa 1941-42
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 23
Dox Thrash
Georgia Cotton Crop., circa 1944-1945
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 24
Henry W. Bannarn
Sharecroppers., 1944
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 25
John Farrar
Untitled (Washington Circle)., 1947
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 26
John Farrar
Untitled (Embassy Row)., 1947
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 27
Norman Lewis
Untitled (Processional Composition)., 1947
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 28
Norman Lewis
Untitled (Urban Abstraction)., circa 1949
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 29
Norman Lewis
Crowd., 1949
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 30
Frederick D. Jones
Women with Flowers., circa 1950
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 31
Samella Lewis
Untitled (Boy Reading)., 1949
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 32
Walter Henry Williams
Sunflower Girl., circa 1951-52
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 33
Hughie Lee-Smith
Landscape with Figure., 1952
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 34
Norman Lewis
Untitled (Abstract Composition)., 1951
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 35
Norman Lewis
Untitled (Composition in Blue and Black)., 1954
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 36
Norman Lewis
Untitled., 1960
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 37
Hartwell Yeargans
Untitled (Nude with Sculpture and Vases)., 1953
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 38
Victor Seach
Untitled (Abstract Composition)., 1953
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed
Lot 39
Beauford Delaney
Untitled (Composition in Green, Red and Black)., circa 1958-60
Swann Auction Galleries
Bidding closed