Romare Bearden
American · 1911–1988 · Painter, Printmaker
Romare Howard Bearden was an American artist, author, and songwriter. He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils, and collages. Born in Charlotte, North… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
EDENPalm Beach Modern Auctions · $76,800≈ £58,323≈ €65,934Sign up to see
Mecklenburg MondayPhillips · $62,500≈ £48,521≈ €55,888Sign up to see
The Pepper Jelly LadyPalm Beach Modern Auctions · $57,600≈ £43,742≈ €49,451Sign up to see
Romare Bearden’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
4 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
17 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 8 | 3 | 38% | $44.6kSign up | $50.8kSign up | $55kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Acrylic | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Mixed media | 5 | 3 | 60% | $44.6kSign up | $50.8kSign up | $55kSign up |
| Works on paper | 19 | 17 | 89% | $20.4kSign up | $10.8kSign up | $76.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 15 | 14 | 93% | $23.1kSign up | $11.2kSign up | $76.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 207 | 194 | 94% | $2.9kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Etching | 5 | 4 | 80% | $3.7kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Engraving | 2 | 2 | 100% | $6.4kSign up | $6.4kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Aquatint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.2kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $5.4kSign up |
| Lithograph | 129 | 123 | 95% | $2.6kSign up | $2kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Screenprint | 63 | 59 | 94% | $3.1kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 6 | 4 | 67% | $3.7kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Other | 22 | 22 | 100% | $3.9kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $22.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 22 | $2kSign up |
| 2025 | 32 | 31 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 32 | 27 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 37 | 31 | $2kSign up |
| 2022 | 43 | 41 | $3kSign up |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 8 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 13 | 11 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | $4kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $900Sign up |