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$20,000.00

Description

Carroll Sockwell was one of the most in-demand artists during the 1970s and 80s, participating in some 80 group shows and more than a dozen solo shows, exhibiting at the Whitney, the Brooklyn Museum, the Stadtische Galerie in Germany, the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the Rice Museum, and other prestigious institutions. Sadly, his career was cut short when he ended his own life, while at that very time he was being celebrated at a magnificent retrospective of his work.

Sockwell’s work is instantly recognizable as explorations of form and color, always expressionist but constantly traversing from hard-edged to gestural abstraction and back again.

This abstract expressionist work in oil pastel is an exemplar of the work which typified the artist’s most mature work.  This is a rare work to come to market by one of the most celebrated Black artists of the late Twentieth Century.

Additional information

Condition

Excellent Condition

Date

Type

Drawing, Washington Artists

Framing

Medium

Crayon, Drawing on paper

Signing, Dating, and Titling

Details

Medium:
Oil pastel on paper.
Date:
1986
Signature:
Hand-signed in pastel by the artist en recto lower right.
Framing:
Framed in walnut using archival materials.  Artist’s signature, title, and a drawing on former backing board visible en verso protected by an acrylic sheet.
Condition:
Very good condition. Modest handling marks and surface soil.
Framed Size:
28 in. (h) x 32 in. (w) x 1 in. (d)
Sheet Size:
22 in. (h) x 26 in. (w)
Provenance:
From the Estate of Carroll Sockwell

Price & Purchase

Price:
$20,000