Records & Results: African-American Fine Art An auction focused on the politically charged and artistically fertile period of the 1960s and 70s, Swann Galleries’ African-American Fine Art auction titled The Shape of Things to Come on June 10, 2014, achieved strong results for works of art by artists who defined the era. William T. Williams, Truckin, acrylic on canvas, 1969. Sold June 10, 2014 for $137,000. Several new auction records were set in this sale, including one for William T. Williams’ Truckin. The excellent example of the artist’s celebrated abstract work of the era exceeded all prior auction results for the artist (also set at Swann), when it brought $137,000. Barkley L. Hendricks, Sergio, sold June 10, 2014 for $106,250. Also breaking six figures was Barkley L. Hendricks’s colorful and hip portrait of Sergio, oil and acrylic on canvas, 1972, at $106,250. Days before the sale, we were lucky enough to have the artist himself join us for a talk about his career with Swann Galleries’ Director of African-American Fine Art, Nigel Freeman. Walter Williams, Southern Landscape, sold June 10, 2014 for $93,750. Walter Williams, known for his Southern landscapes filled with children, flowers, moths, blackbirds and butterflies, hit a new auction record of $93,750 for an oil and collage on board considered his most important painting. Share Facebook Twitter June 12, 2014Author: Swann CommunicationsCategory: African American Art Tags: 1960s 1970s African-American Fine Art American Art auction records Barkley L. Hendricks Nigel Freeman Walter Williams William T. Williams Previous Naturalist Charles Burchfield Next Barkley L. Hendricks in Conversation with Nigel Freeman at Swann Recommended Posts Isle Adam: Timeless & Inspiring Vintage Posters July 19, 2017 Biography of Dr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014) African American Art July 30, 2015 American Modernism: John Marin’s Brooklyn Bridge Prints & Drawings February 26, 2014