Photo © DuMouchelles — view this lot on DuMouchelles ↗The Conversation, 1979
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 140/175
DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2026$2,500 ≈ £1,874 ≈ €2,182Sign up free to see price
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Figure with Bird
Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988) · 1946
$10,795 price realized incl. premium
≈ £8,594≈ €10,022
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolor, ink and pencil on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed "Bearden" lower left
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- image 26 1/8 x 19 7/8 in. (66.4 x 50.5 cm) sheet 28 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (71.8 x 56.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York (NY090423)
- Date
- December 7, 2023
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 121
- Estimate
- $8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £6,369 – £9,553) (≈ €7,427 – €11,141)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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