Gertrude Abercrombie

1909–1977 · Painter, Illustrator

Gertrude Abercrombie was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the Bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends… (Wikipedia)

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Owl Trainer No. 2Rago Auctions · Mar 2025$825,500≈ £637,550≈ €758,313Sign up to see
Self ImprisonmentRago Auctions · May 2025$355,600≈ £265,294≈ €314,107Sign up to see
Floating LadyRago Auctions · May 2025$355,600≈ £265,294≈ €314,107Sign up to see

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Four Doors
8 x 10in (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Bonhams · Mar 25, 2021 · Lot 104
$35,313≈ £25,753≈ €29,921Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
Still-Life and Landscape, c. 1938
Oil · Board
4 h x 3 w in (10 x 8 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 11, 2021 · Lot 129
$46,250≈ £33,104≈ €38,641Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Owl About to Climb a Ladder, 1945
Oil · Panel
4 x 5in (10.2 x 12.7cm)
Bonhams · Nov 24, 2020 · Lot 1
$22,813≈ £17,114≈ €19,227Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
Snail, 1958
Oil · Board
8 h x 11 w in (20 x 28 cm)
Wright · Apr 9, 2020 · Lot 111
$87,500≈ £70,508≈ €80,519Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
Shell, 1952
Oil · Board
3 h x 3½ w in (8 x 9 cm)
Wright · Oct 10, 2019 · Lot 139
$13,000≈ £10,626≈ €11,786Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
Untitled (Woman and Tree), 1948
Oil · Board
4 h x 5 w in (10 x 13 cm)
Wright · Oct 10, 2019 · Lot 140
$30,000≈ £24,522≈ €27,199Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
Walls, 1964
Oil · Board
3 h x 3¾ w in (8 x 10 cm)
Wright · Jun 5, 2019 · Lot 167
$15,000≈ £11,810≈ €13,325Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
Self-Portrait, 1939
Oil · Board
10 h x 13½ w in (25 x 34 cm)
Wright · Jun 5, 2019 · Lot 168
$43,750≈ £34,446≈ €38,865Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Wright ↗
Untitled, 1954
Oil · Board
5¼ h x 4¾ w in (13 x 12 cm)
Wright · Mar 14, 2019 · Lot 115
$46,250≈ £34,898≈ €40,947Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
Green House and Fence, 1945
Oil · Board
4 h x 5 w in (10 x 13 cm)
Wright · Mar 14, 2019 · Lot 117
$30,000≈ £22,636≈ €26,560Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗

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About Gertrude Abercrombie

Gertrude Abercrombie was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the Bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan, whose music inspired her own creative work.

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In museum collections

Slaughterhouse Ruins at Aledo, 1937
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domain
The Stroll, 1943
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domain
White Cat, 1936
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domain

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