Romare Bearden Screenprints: Auction Prices

American · 1911–1988

ArtSell has recorded 63 auction results for Romare Bearden screenprints between 2010 and 2026, of which 59 sold (94% sell-through). Prices realised range from $400 to $18,750, with a median of $2,413 across 59 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 4 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $18,750 for “Prevalence of Ritual” at Phillips in 2018.

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1. 
   Mother and Child, 1974

   Screenprint

   24 x 16 inches, framed: 33 x 25 inches (image)

   Michaan's Auctions · Dec 17, 2021 · Lot 5082
   $4,800≈ £3,610≈ €4,237Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
2. 
   Siren's Song (from The Odysseus suite), 1979

   Screenprint · Paper

   18 h x 24 w in (46 x 61 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Dec 15, 2021 · Lot 154
   $1,375≈ £1,038≈ €1,221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
3. 
   School Bell Time

   Screenprint · ed. 368/950

   25 7/8 x 37 3/4 in

   Leonard Auction · Dec 13, 2021 · Lot 274
   Result not publishedEst. $500–700View at Leonard Auction ↗
4. 
   Tidings, c. 1970

   Screenprint

   17.5" high x 16.25" wide

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 7, 2021 · Lot 79
   $4,400≈ £3,248≈ €3,820HammerSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
5. 
   Martin Luther King, Jr. - Mountain Top, 1968

   Screenprint

   29¾ h x 19½ w in (76 x 50 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 151
   $8,750≈ £6,425≈ €7,568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
6. 
   Siren's Song (from The Odysseus suite), 1979

   Screenprint · Paper

   22 h x 30 w in (56 x 76 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021 · Lot 140
   $1,024≈ £760≈ €879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
7. 
   Siren's Song (from Odysseus), 1979

   Screenprint · Paper

   22 h x 29⅞ w in (56 x 76 cm)

   Wright · Jul 15, 2021 · Lot 221
   $1,188≈ £857≈ €1,006Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
8. 
   Siren's Song (from The Odysseus suite), 1979

   Screenprint · Paper

   21¾ h x 29⅛ w in (55 x 74 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 575
   $4,688≈ £3,319≈ €3,867Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
9. 
   Mother and Child from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness, 1971

   Screenprint

   24 h x 18⅞ w in (61 x 48 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Oct 21, 2020 · Lot 172
   $4,375≈ £3,350≈ €3,691Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
10. 
    Caribbean Landscape, 1983-1985

    Screenprint · ed. AP

    29-1/2 x 42-3/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 23, 2019 · Lot 1790
    $1,700≈ £1,292≈ €1,504HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
11. 
    Sorcerer's Village, 1976

    Screenprint · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 30, 2018 · Lot 302
    $3,750≈ £2,878≈ €3,231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
12. 
    Siren's Song (From Odysseus)

    Screenprint · ed. AP

    Image - 18" high x 24" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 9, 2018 · Lot 75
    $1,100≈ £849≈ €951HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
13. 
    Prevalence of Ritual, 1974

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 52/100

    four I. 35 7/8 x 29 1/8 in. (91.1 x 74 cm) four S. 40 x 32 1/8 in. (101.6 x 81.6 cm) one I. 29 1/8 x 35 7/8 in. (74 x 91.1 cm) one S. 32 1/8 x 40 in. (81.6 x 101.6 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 23
    $18,750≈ £13,428≈ €15,352Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
14. 
    Slave Ship, 1972

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 64/144

    I. 28 1/2 x 18 1/8 in. (72.4 x 46 cm) S. 32 3/4 x 21 3/8 in. (83.2 x 54.3 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 26, 2016 · Lot 205
    $3,250≈ £2,662≈ €2,975Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
15. 
    The Fall of Troy (from the Odysseus Series), 1979

    Screenprint · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 9, 2016 · Lot 372
    $1,875≈ £1,513≈ €1,680Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
16. 
    Odysseus, 1979

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 65/125

    all I. various sizes smallest S. 21 1/2 x 29 in (54.6 x 73.7 cm) largest S.21 3/4 x 29 1/4 in (55.2 x 74.3 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 28, 2013 · Lot 294
    $8,125≈ £5,030≈ €5,895Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    Martin Luther King, Jr. - Mountain Top, 1968

    Screenprint · Other support

    75,8 x 49,7 cm (29,8 x 19,5 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Apr 20, 2013 · Lot 590
    €1,125≈ $1,475≈ £961Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
18. 
    The Slave Ship, 1971

    Screenprint · Paper

    34¾ h x 24½ w in (88 x 62 cm)

    Wright · Sep 14, 2010 · Lot 296
    $1,875≈ £1,217≈ €1,459Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗

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