James Havard

American · 1937–2020 · Painter, Sculptor

James Pinkney Havard was an American painter and sculptor. He was a pioneer of abstract illusionism in the 1970s. In the 1980s he changed his style into a form of abstract… (Wikipedia)

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Stopping The Falling Eagle (739)Rago Auctions · May 2019$20,000≈ £15,381≈ €17,929Sign up to see
Mimbres Fossil GroundRago Auctions · Nov 2017$13,750≈ £10,426≈ €11,799Sign up to see
New Mexico History Page (259A)Rago Auctions · Mar 2021$13,000≈ £9,430≈ €10,940Sign up to see

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Art History-P.S.-102, 1993
Mixed media · Board
12 h x 14 w x 2 d in (30 x 36 x 5 cm)
Wright · Feb 11, 2021 · Lot 185
$2,210≈ £1,597≈ €1,819Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
New Mexico History Page (224A), 1991
Acrylic
15¼ h x 12¼ w in (39 x 31 cm)
Wright · Feb 11, 2021 · Lot 187
$3,120≈ £2,254≈ €2,569Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
Artist with Family Portrait, 2001
Oil · Panel
47¼ h x 45 w in (120 x 114 cm)
Rago Auctions · Dec 16, 2020 · Lot 301
$6,250≈ £4,612≈ €5,128Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Portrait of Rouault, 2000
Oil · Panel
24 h x 18 w x 1 d in (61 x 46 x 3 cm)
Rago Auctions · Dec 16, 2020 · Lot 302
$3,250≈ £2,398≈ €2,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
New Mexico History Page, 1991
Acrylic · Panel
18 h x 14 w in (46 x 36 cm)
Rago Auctions · Dec 16, 2020 · Lot 305
$4,225≈ £3,118≈ €3,466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Cross Culture Storage Box, 1994
Mixed media
24¼ h x 20½ w x 2 d in (62 x 52 x 5 cm)
Rago Auctions · Dec 16, 2020 · Lot 306
$3,500≈ £2,583≈ €2,871Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
New Mexico History Page (220A), 1991
Acrylic · Board
25 h x 21 w x 2 d in (63 x 53 x 5 cm)
Wright · Nov 18, 2020 · Lot 257
$3,640≈ £2,741≈ €3,067Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
AH PS 103 (333A), 1993
Mixed media · Board
40 h x 32 w in (102 x 81 cm)
Wright · Nov 18, 2020 · Lot 267
$4,375≈ £3,295≈ €3,686Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
Milano Gypsy, 2000
Oil · Panel
36 h x 36 w in (91 x 91 cm)
Wright · Nov 18, 2020 · Lot 273
$2,750≈ £2,071≈ €2,317Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
Untitled, c. 1990
Mixed media · Board
41¼ h x 33 w in (105 x 84 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 21, 2020 · Lot 159
$4,063≈ £3,111≈ €3,428Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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James Havard signature

12 catalogued lots by James Havard record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (50% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed and dated.

Placement

lower right3
upper left2
on the reverse1

Form

signed and dated8
signed4

Signed upper left, a cultural abstract illusion, unframed, retaining artist label and title verso — Mimbres, Leonard Auction, Feb 25, 2025
Signed and dated upper left corner — Fallen Eagle, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jan 12, 2025
Signed and dated 1972 on verso — Untitled, DuMouchelles, Dec 13, 2024

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About James Havard

James Pinkney Havard was an American painter and sculptor. He was a pioneer of abstract illusionism in the 1970s. In the 1980s he changed his style into a form of abstract expressionism influenced by Native American and tribal cultures as well as outsider art. Drawing inspiration from outsider and tribal art, Havard stands within a tradition that includes such notable artists as Paul Gauguin, Cy Twombly, Jean Dubuffet, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Joseph Beuys.

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