Romare Bearden: career timeline

American · 1911–1988 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 198 of 273 lots (73% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Romare Bearden: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1940s	1	1	$10.8kSign up	Watercolor
1960s	11	10	$2.5kSign up	Screenprint
1970s	164	152	$2.4kSign up	Lithograph
1980s	22	17	$4.8kSign up	Screenprint

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1940s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $10.8kSign up
Average: $10.8kSign up
Typical size: 26 × 20 in (66 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Birds (1)

1946 Figure with Bird$10.8kSign up

1960s 11 works

Sold: 10 of 11
Median: $2.5kSign up
Average: $8.6kSign up
Typical size: 30 × 19.5 in (76 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Screenprint (7), Other (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1970s 164 works

Sold: 152 of 164
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $3.5kSign up
Typical size: 23.5 × 23 in (60 × 58 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (104), Screenprint (39), Watercolor (5)
Subjects: Boats (5), Markets & villages (4), Landscapes (4)

c. 1970 UntitledResult not published
c. 1970 Tidings$4.4kSign up
1971 Dreams of Exile (Green Snake) (Gelburd/Rosenberg 69)$1.8kSign up
1971 Green$50.8kSign up
1971 Mother and Child from Conspiracy: The Artist as Witness$4.4kSign up
1971 The Slave Ship$1.9kSign up
1972 Untitled (Street Scene)$2.4kSign up
1972 Untitled (Street Scene)$650Sign up
c. 1972 , 1911-1988)$1.5kSign up
1972 Tidings$3.8kSign up
1972 Slave Ship$3.3kSign up
c. 1972 Ambiance$1.5kSign up

Show 12 more (1970s)

1973 The Blue LightUnsold
1974 The Train (G. 54A)$7.6kSign up
1974 Prologue to Troy (from the Prevalence of Ritual suite)$2.4kSign up
1974 Noah: The Third Day (from the Prevalence of Ritual suite)$2.8kSign up
1974 Mother and Child$4.2kSign up
1974 Mother and Child$4.8kSign up
1974 Prevalence of Ritual$18.8kSign up
1975 Come Sunday (from 1776 USA 1976: Bicentennial Prints portfolio)$2kSign up
1975 Homage to Louis and Duke$768Sign up
1975 Storyville$12.7kSign up
1975 Come Sunday (from 1776 USA 1976: Bicentennial Prints portfolio)$2.5kSign up
1975 The Family, from An American Portrait 1776-1976, Volume 1 (G. 55A)$5.1kSign up

…and 140 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 22 works

Sold: 17 of 22
Median: $4.8kSign up
Average: $10.8kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 17 in (56 × 43 cm)
Mediums: Screenprint (7), Watercolor (5), Lithograph (4)
Subjects: Landscapes (4), Figures & portraits (4)

1980 Jazz II$2.3kSign up
c. 1980 Untitled$12kSign up
1980 Rain ForestUnsold
1980 Jazz II (G. 100)$3.4kSign up
1980 Girl in the Garden$1.8kSign up
1980 Pepper Jelly Lady (from the Presidential Portfolio)$1.3kSign up
1980 The Lantern$27.9kSign up
1980 Jazz II$4.2kSign up
c. 1980 Gospel Trio$3.5kSign up
c. 1980 Piano Man$9.4kSign up
1980 Morning of the Rooster$4.8kSign up
1981 Sunday Morning at Avila, 1981, (Gelburd/Rosenberg GG#71), colorResult not published

Show 10 more (1980s)

c. 1981 Two Women$5kSign up
1982 The Bridge$14.1kSign up
c. 1982 The Dancer$2.5kSign up
c. 1982 Afternoon Gathering$22kSign up
1982 Mecklenburg Monday$62.5kSign up
1983 October MorningUnsold
c. 1983 Caribbean Landscape (G. 70)Unsold
c. 1983 Caribbean Landscape (G. 98)$6.1kSign up
c. 1983 Caribbean Landscape$1.7kSign up
c. 1988 Untitled (Head of a woman)Unsold

Creation date not recorded

73 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $900Sign up
Average: $900Sign up
Typical size: 28 × 40 in (71 × 101 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2004 School Bell Time$900Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 32 works

Sold: 28 of 32
Median: $2kSign up
Average: $3.3kSign up
Typical size: 19 × 22 in (48 × 56 cm)
Mediums: Other (16), Lithograph (8), Etching (3)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (1), Figures & portraits (1), Flowers & still life (1)

sold 2012 Quilting Time.$1.4kSign up
sold 2013 The Dancer (Slate III).$1.2kSign up
sold 2014 The Cattle of Apollo$900Sign up
sold 2014 Romare Bearden (African American,1914 - 1988)$2.8kSign up
sold 2014 Romare Bearden, African American,1914 - 1988$6.5kSign up
sold 2014 Carolina Morning.$3.2kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2014 Carolina Interior.$4kSign up
sold 2015 - ''Sunday Morning at Avila'' (Gelburd & Rosenberg 71)-Result not published
sold 2016 Untitled (Figure in Landscape)Unsold
sold 2016 Untitled (Black in America)$2.5kSign up
sold 2016 Out Chorus$1.8kSign up
sold 2016 Siren's Song from Odysseus$1.1kSign up

…and 20 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 40 works

Sold: 27 of 40
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $7.7kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 21.5 in (61 × 55 cm)
Mediums: Lithograph (17), Screenprint (13), Watercolor (5)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (3), Cattle & animals (2), Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2021 School Bell TimeResult not published
sold 2021 Brass Section (Jamming at Minton's)Result not published
sold 2021 In the Garden (from the American Portfolio)$3kSign up
sold 2021 In the Garden from the American Portfolio$3kSign up
sold 2022 Untitled$3.8kSign up
sold 2022 The Family$5.4kSign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2022 Untitled$3kSign up
sold 2023 UntitledResult not published
sold 2023 Dreams of Exile (Green Snake)Result not published
sold 2023 City College Performing Arts Center$375Sign up
sold 2023 Man With Cow, St. MaartenResult not published
sold 2023 Out Chorus$2.2kSign up

…and 28 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Romare Bearden auction results →