Courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries.
THE ART COLLECTION OF MAYA ANGELOU
Sale total: $1,294,200 with Buyer’s Premium
Hammer total: $1,054,900 Estimate: $402,000-637,000
We offered 44 lots; 43 sold (98% sell-through rate by lot)
Top lots
32** Faith Ringgold, Maya’s Quilt of Life, acrylic on canvas and painted, dyed pieced fabrics, 1989. $461,000 P
3** John Biggers, Kumasi Market, oil and acrylic on masonite board, 1962. $389,000 P
20 Romare Bearden, The Obeah’s Choice (Le Choix de la Sorciére; Choua Manbo-A),watercolor, 1984 $87,500 P
44** Melvin Edwards, OWWA Maya, welded steel, 2011 $40,000D
7 Biggers, Ethiopian Women, Conte crayon, 1969 $37,500 P
23 Bearden, Rooster, watercolor, c 1985 $21,250p
38** Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Maya Angelou, silver print with hand coloring, 1993 $17,500 I
14 Bearden, Falling Star, color lithograph, 1980 $15,000 P
27 Jonathan Green, Wading in the Surf, acrylic on masonite board, 1989. $13,750 P
15** Phoebe Beasley, Catnap, mixed media collage, 1980 $11,875 P
KEY: * = Auction Record; ** = Artist Record; P = Private or Collector; D = Dealer; I = Institution
