Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Romare Bearden (American, 1911-1988)
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s)
Materials: watercolor and collage on paper
Dimensions (H, W, D): 22"h, 29.5"w; 29.75"h, 37.5"w frame
Additional Information: Provenance: Collection of Dr. Lawrence and Lee Joy Silverstein, North Woodmere, New York/Boca Raton, Florida | Estate of Lee Joy Silverstein, North Woodmere, New York/Boca Raton, Florida.This work has been submitted to the forthcoming Romare Bearden Digital Catalogue Raisonne, which is being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.

Bearden often drew on universal themes such as Eden to celebrate the vitality of African American life and culture. Through layered watercolor and collage, he combined classical composition with vernacular imagery to create scenes that feel both personal and timeless.

very good, minor undulation inherent vice of artist's process (condition of art only)

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