Prevalence of Ritual (Gelburd and Rosenburg pp. 71-5)
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ROMARE BEARDEN (1912-1988)
Prevalence of Ritual (Gelburd and Rosenburg pp. 71-5)
the complete set of five screenprints in colors, 1974, on wove paper, all signed and dated in pencil, annotated 'P.R. I-V' sequentially, numbered 2/100 (there was also an edition of 37 hors commerce inscribed 'HC'), all with the Ives-Sillman, Inc. blindstamps, New Haven, all with full margins, all apparently in excellent condition, two examined out of the frames
all S. approx. 40 x 32 in. (1016 x 815 mm.) (5)
Lot Essay
Including: Deliah (Sampson and Delilah); Noah, the Third Day (Noah's Ark); In the Garden; Prologue to Troy (Before Troy); and Salome (John Baptist)