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Property from a Private American Collection
ROMARE BEARDEN (1911-1988)
Odysseus: The Land of the Lotus Eaters
Details
ROMARE BEARDEN (1911-1988)
Odysseus: The Land of the Lotus Eaters
signed 'Romare Bearden' (upper left)
acrylic, graphite and printed paper collage on board
36 x 48 in. (91.5 x 122 cm.)
Executed in 1977.
Odysseus: The Land of the Lotus Eaters
signed 'Romare Bearden' (upper left)
acrylic, graphite and printed paper collage on board
36 x 48 in. (91.5 x 122 cm.)
Executed in 1977.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Private collection
DC Moore Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2007
Private collection
DC Moore Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2007
Literature
C. Warren, "Exhibit Reviews: Romare Bearden 1970–80 at Mint Museum of Art," Art Voices, January–February 1981, p. 116.
J. West Johnson and M. Grauff Forst, eds., Literature, Orange Level, Evanston, 1987, p. 297 (illustrated).
J. West Johnson and M. Grauff Forst, eds., Literature, Orange Level, Evanston, 1987, p. 297 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Cordier & Ekstrom, Romare Bearden: Odysseus Collages, April-May 1977, n.p., pl. 3 (illustrated).
North Carolina, Davidson College Art Gallery, Romare Bearden, April-May 1978.
Charlotte, The Mint Museum of Art; Jackson, Mississippi Museum of Art; Baltimore Museum of Art; Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Romare Bearden: 1970-1980, October 1980-January 1982, p. 80, no. 38 (illustrated).
Alexandria Museum of Art and Indiana, Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, The Rhythm of Life: Bearden, Gwathmey, and Lawrence, February-June 1984.
New York, The FORBES Magazine Galleries, Romare Bearden: Works on Paper, January-April 2002.
New York, DC Moore Gallery, Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey, November 2007-January 2008, pp. 38-40 and 112, no. 5 (illustrated).
North Carolina, Davidson College Art Gallery, Romare Bearden, April-May 1978.
Charlotte, The Mint Museum of Art; Jackson, Mississippi Museum of Art; Baltimore Museum of Art; Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Romare Bearden: 1970-1980, October 1980-January 1982, p. 80, no. 38 (illustrated).
Alexandria Museum of Art and Indiana, Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, The Rhythm of Life: Bearden, Gwathmey, and Lawrence, February-June 1984.
New York, The FORBES Magazine Galleries, Romare Bearden: Works on Paper, January-April 2002.
New York, DC Moore Gallery, Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey, November 2007-January 2008, pp. 38-40 and 112, no. 5 (illustrated).
Further Details
This work will be included in a forthcoming installment of the Romare Bearden Catalogue Raisonné Project, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.
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