Aaron Douglas
American · 1899–1979 · Painter, Printmaker
African-American painter, illustrator and visual arts educator (1899–1979)
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Record prices
Untitled (Light-Skinned Domestic)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $7,963≈ £5,012≈ €5,730Sign up to see
Portrait of a WomanJames D. Julia · $6,325≈ £3,143≈ €4,629Sign up to see
UntitledBonhams · $1,750≈ £1,149≈ €1,334Sign up to see
Aaron Douglas’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
African-American painter, illustrator and visual arts educator (1899–1979)
Born 1899, TopekaDied 1979, NashvilleOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q4661979 ↗ULAN 500110570 ↗
cubismHarlem Renaissance
Also known as The father of Black American art
Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.