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Elizabeth Catlett, I am the Black Woman

Elizabeth Catlett

1915–2012

Elizabeth Catlett, born as Alice Elizabeth Catlett, also known as Elizabeth Catlett Mora was an American and Mexican sculptor and graphic artist best known for her depictions… (Wikipedia)

$62,400≈ £44,664≈ €52,135Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumGloryRago Auctions81lots offered2009–2026years recorded83%sold (52)$2.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Glory by Elizabeth Catlett, 1981, bronze, mahogany, sold Mar 2021GloryRago Auctions · $62,400≈ £44,664≈ €52,135Sign up to see
  2. Pensive by Elizabeth Catlett, 1946, bronze with dark brown patina, sold Apr 2026PensiveBonhams · $40,960≈ £30,325≈ €35,027Sign up to see
  3. Legacy by Elizabeth Catlett, circa 1994, bronze with dark brown patina, sold Jul 2020LegacyBonhams · $35,075≈ £27,039≈ €29,915Sign up to see

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  1. Singing Head by Elizabeth Catlett, c. 1968, Patinated bronze, sold May 2015
    Singing Head, c. 1968
    Sculpture
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 88
    $16,000≈ £10,213≈ €14,124Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. The Dance by Elizabeth Catlett, Color Linocut, sold Feb 2015
    The Dance
    Woodcut / linocut · ed. 357/500
    Image - 15.75" high x 27.75" wide, sheet - 21.5" high 31.5" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 74
    $700≈ £460≈ €621HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  3. Singing Head (Cabeza Cantando) by Elizabeth Catlett, c. 1968, Patinated bronze, sold Oct 2014
    Singing Head (Cabeza Cantando), c. 1968
    Sculpture
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 142
    $16,250≈ £10,099≈ €12,858Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Survivor by Elizabeth Catlett, 1983, Linocut on wove paper, sold Jan 2014
    Survivor, 1983
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 222/1000
    9 1/4 x 7 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 5126
    $875≈ £529≈ €641Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,600View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Harriet. by Elizabeth Catlett, Linocut "Harriet." Pencil signed and dated 1975 lower right and numbered 18/20 lower left, sold Apr 2013
    Harriet.
    Woodcut / linocut · ed. 18/20
    Image - 12.25" high x 10" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 45
    $1,600≈ £1,043≈ €1,226HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  6. I'm Phyllis Wheatley I Proved Intellectual Equality in the Midst of Slavery. by Elizabeth Catlett, sold Apr 2013
    I'm Phyllis Wheatley I Proved Intellectual Equality in the Midst of Slavery.
    ed. 19/20
    Image - 9" high x 6" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 46
    $1,500≈ £978≈ €1,149HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  7. Figure by Elizabeth Catlett, 1961, Bronze, sold May 2012
    Figure, 1961
    Sculpture
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 370
    $12,500≈ £7,735≈ €9,591Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Untitled (seated female figure) by Elizabeth Catlett, Bronze, sold Dec 2011
    Untitled (seated female figure)
    Sculpture
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 404
    $22,500≈ £14,399≈ €16,811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. These Two Generations by Elizabeth Catlett, Lithograph, sold Oct 2010
    These Two Generations
    Lithograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 369
    $2,450≈ £1,542≈ €1,763Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Lovely Twice by Elizabeth Catlett, 1976, lithograph on paper, sold Jun 2009
    Lovely Twice, 1976
    Lithograph · Paper
    19½ h x 25 w in (50 x 63 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 695
    $1,625≈ £1,002≈ €1,153Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
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Elizabeth Catlett signature

55 catalogued lots by Elizabeth Catlett record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (100% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed in pencil.

Placement

  • lower right7

Form

  • signed in pencil28
  • signed18
  • signed and dated8
  • initialled1
  • Signed and editioned "159" on endpaper, titled and dated on cover page Print: — For My People, Barridoff Auctions, Aug 22, 2026
  • Signed and dated lower right — Gossip, Nadeau's Auction Gallery, May 17, 2025
  • Signed lower right — Thurgood Marshall (Crusaders For Justice), Clarke Auction Gallery, Nov 7, 2021

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About Elizabeth Catlett

Elizabeth Catlett, born as Alice Elizabeth Catlett, also known as Elizabeth Catlett Mora was an American and Mexican sculptor and graphic artist best known for her depictions of the Black-American experience in the 20th century, which often focused on the female experience. She was born and raised in Washington, D.C., to parents working in education, and was the grandchild of formerly enslaved people. It was difficult for a black woman then to pursue a career as a working artist. Catlett devoted much of her career to teaching. However, a fellowship awarded to her in 1946 allowed her to travel to Mexico City, where she settled and worked with the Taller de Gráfica Popular for twenty years and became head of the sculpture department for the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas. In the 1950s, her main means of artistic expression shifted from print to sculpture, though she never gave up the former.

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