African-American Fine Art Auction at Swann Galleries

_Today is the Swann Galleries auction of African-American fine art. The auction includes an impressive showing of many amazing art works by African American artists. Initially, I thought about what I'd bid on given a $100K budget, but my budget would've been practically blown after bidding on one of my favorite pieces. So as I work to develop my multimillionaire mindset, I chose works based on an unlimited budget. Here are my choices:

Images courtesy of Swann Galleries

JAMES VANDERZEE (1886 - 1983) Untitled (Young Man at Home of Josephine Becton). Silver print, 1934. 251x200 mm; 9 7/8x7 7/8 inches, full margins. Signed and inscribed "NYC 1934" by VanDerZee in the negative. With VanDerZee's "GGG Photo Studio" ink hand stamp on verso. Estimate $2,500-3,500

ELIZABETH CATLETT (1915 - ) Sharecropper. Color linoleum cut on smooth cream wove paper, circa 1952. 452x425 mm; 17 5/8x16 1/2 inches, full margins. Estimate $15,000-25,000

DAVID HAMMONS (1943 - ) & BRUCE TALAMON (ND - ) Untitled (Max Roach Album Art). Group of 4 color screenprints, one printed on corrugated cardboard, three printed on wove paper, 1977. Each 13x11 inches, full margins. Estimate $50,000-75,000

LOÏS MAILOU JONES (1905 - 1998) Rue Geoffroy St. Hillaire, Paris. Oil on canvas, 1948. 500x650 mm; 19 3/4x24 inches. Estimate $15,000-25,000

ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2006) L-A-4. Acrylic on shaped canvas, circa 1968-70. 480mm; 19-inches diameter (hexagonal). Estimate $5,000-7,000

BEAUFORD DELANEY (1901 - 1979) Untitled (Abstract Composition). Oil monotype on heavy wove paper, 1961. 502x660 mm; 19 3/4x26 inches, full margins. Signed, dated and inscribed "La ...." in ink, lower right. Estimate $15,000-25,000

WALTER WILLIAMS (1920 - 1988) Boy with Sunflowers. Color woodcut on thin imitation Japan paper, 1965. 298x610 mm; 11 3/4x24 inches, full margins. Estimate $2,000-3,000

JOHN T. RIDDLE, JR. (1934 - 2002) Dominoes # 3, Deaf, Dumb, and Blind. Color screenprint, 1981. 838x530mm; 33x20 7/8 inches, full margins. Estimate $2,000-3,000

ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2006) The Red Queen. Color screenprint on wove paper, circa 1980. 984x679 mm; 38 3/4x26 3/4 inches, full margins. Estimate $2,000-3,000

ALMA THOMAS (1891 - 1978) March on Washington. Oil on canvas, 1964. 762x990 mm; 30x39 inches. Estimate $30,000-50,000

WILLIAM T. WILLIAMS (1942 - ) Eastern Star. Acrylic on canvas, 1971. 2032x1524 mm; 84x60 inches. Estimate $75,000-100,000

To see all of the works in the auction, view the online catalogue here.  Check the Swann Galleries website for more information on upcoming auctions.