Romare Bearden
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1911, Romare Bearden, by the time of his death in 1988, had achieved a stature known by few artists during their lifetimes. He was, and still is, considered America's greatest collagist and was thus honored by receiving the National Medal of Arts in 1987 from then President Reagan. The artist's works are in the permanent collections of most every major American Museum including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrospectives of Bearden's art have been organized by the Museum of Modern Art, the Mint Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Council for Creative Projects.
Throughout his life, Bearden depicted many rituals and social customs of twentieth century rural Black America. The images of spiritual ceremonies, baptisms and burial, industrial hardships, musical arrangements and daily life have become the themes that critics and collectors most frequently associate with his work. Visually and emotionally stimulating, Romare Bearden's collages and prints are beautiful to behold and fantastic to contemplate.
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Collages
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Blue Evening 1985
Collage on Board
8 1/4 x 11 7/8 inches |
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Martinique, The Rain Forest: Evening 1974 Watercolor, Collage and Mixed Media on Paper
20 x 26 inches |
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Dreaming About Miss Anne & Lulu Belle 1981
Collage on Board
5 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches |
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Mecklenburg Evening 1984
Collage on Masonite
9 1/4 x 12 inches |
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The Evening Boat
1984
Collage on Masonite
10 x 14 inches
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Wading Pool c. 1979-80
Collage on Fiberboard
10 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches |
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Near Three Rivers-Martinique 1984
Collage on Fiberboard
11 3/4 x 8 inches
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Resting c. 1981
Collage on Board
12 x 8 3/4 inches |
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Unique Works
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Casting the Net 1987
Collage and Watercolor on Paper
10 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches
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Near Shelby Road 1986
Watercolor on Paper
10 x 14 inches |
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Conjur Woman 1978
Collage and Watercolor on Paper
6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches |
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Near the Watering Hole
Collage and Watercolor on Paper
15 x 21 1/2 inches |
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From Paradise Mountain 1984
Watercolor on paper
10 x 14 1/4 inches
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Night Sky c. 1979-80
Watercolor on Paper
20 x 26 inches |
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The Long Fence 1986
Collage and Watercolor on Paper
9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches |
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Off the North Shore 1987
Collage and Watercolor on Paper
11 x 12 3/4 inches |
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Mother and Child on Shore 1979
Watercolor on Paper
9 5/8 x 12 5/8 inches |
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West Towards New Jersey c. 1979-80
Watercolor on Paper
8 3/8 x 11 1/8 inches |
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