Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Recollection Pool (Gelburd/Rosenberg 28), 1968-1971
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Bonhams · Sep 10, 2025$1,088 ≈ £804 ≈ €929Sign up free to see price
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Martinique Sunset
Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988) · 1976–1984
$10,080 price realized incl. premium
≈ £9,513≈ €10,538
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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 "Romare Bearden" upper left; titled "Martinique Sunset" lower right margin; inscribed "Evening: Martinique" on the reverse
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- image 7 7/8 x 11 1/4 in. (20 x 28.6 cm) sheet 10 x 12 3/4 in. (25.4 x 32.4 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now (NY010622)
- Date
- September 28, 2022
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 72
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £9,438 – £14,156) (≈ €10,455 – €15,682)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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