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ROMARE BEARDEN (1911 - 1988)
Untitled (Scales of Justice).
Collage of mixed colored papers, circa 1976. 520x770 mm; 20x15 inches. Signed in ink, lower left.
Provenance: the artist; private NewYork collection.
This mid-career collage is a strong example of Bearden’s work in representing themes related to
African-American history.The color forms are simplified, and the collage’s figure is very similar to
that in the fabric collage,
Captivity and Resistance
, commissioned to open the African-American
Museum, Philadelphia, in 1976. Fine pp. 83-85, pl. 78.
[40,000/60,000]