Beauford Delaney

American · 1901–1979

Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Beauford Delaney, Street Scene, 1968, oil on canvasStreet ScenePhillips · $478,800≈ £360,244≈ €395,245Sign up to see
  2. Beauford Delaney, Self-portrait, 1964, oil on canvasSelf-portraitPhillips · $315,000≈ £237,002≈ €260,030Sign up to see
  3. Beauford Delaney, Untitled, 1972, oil on canvasUntitledPhillips · $228,600≈ £171,544≈ €203,852Sign up to see

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Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beauford's younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter.

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Born 1901Died 1979Wikidata Q2893161 ↗ULAN 500062429 ↗

Also known as Beauford de Laney

Artist record compiled from: Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Related artists — American, born 1876–1926