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Swann African American = $1.34m

October 10, 2014 by Marion Maneker

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RESULTS OF SALE 2359, OCTOBER 9, 2014
AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART
FEATURING THE RICHARD A. LONG COLLECTION
Sale total: $1,348,886 with Buyer’s Premium
Hammer total: $1,076,075
Estimates for sale as a whole: $1,371,200 – $2,061,300
171 lots offered; 124 sold (73% sell-through rate by lot)
Top lots                                                                                                                     

  • Elizabeth Catlett, Singing Head  $125,000
  • Beauford Delaney, Untitled (Abstraction) (pictured, above) $75,000
  • Hughie Lee-Smith, Untitled  $75,000
  • Norman Lewis, Untitled  $75,000
  • Augusta Savage, Nude Torso  $68,750
  • William E. Artis, Vernon  $57,500
  • Romare Bearden, Blues Singer  $37,500
  • Alma W. Thomas, Untitled  $35,000
  • Thomas, Untitled  $32,500
  • Lee-Smith, Untitled  $32,500 
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