Description: THIS ROMARE BEARDEN RARE VINTAGE 1991 OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT MUSEUM POSTER " RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON " 1967, IS A VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT POSTER IS PUBLISHED BY THE ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY, PRINTED IN 1991 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION BY AMERICAN VISION GALLERY INC. NEW YORK, NEW YORK. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY BEARDEN IN 1967 TITLED " RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON ", COPYRIGHT 1991 THE BUFFALO ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS. ROMARE BEARDEN ( 1911 - 1988 ) WAS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST, AUTHOR, AND SONGWRITER. WORKING IN MANY DIFFERENT MEDIUMS, HE BEGAN HIS CAREER CREATING SCENES OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH. LATER, WORKING TO EXPRESS THE HUMANITY HE FELT WAS LACKING IN THE WORLD AFTER HIS EXPERIENCE DURING WORLD WAR II ON THE EUROPEAN FRONT. IN THE 1950'S BEARDEN STUDIED ART HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY AT THE SORBONNE IN PARIS. HIS WORK FOCUSED ON UNITY AND COOPERATION WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. HE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS " THE NATION'S FOREMOST COLLAGIST ". HE BECAME A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE HARLEM BASED ART GROUP SPIRAL, FORMED TO DISCUSS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. HE HAD LONG SUPPORTED YOUNG, EMERGING ARTISTS, AND WITH HIS WIFE, THEY ESTABLISHED THE BEARDEN FOUNDATION TO CONTINUE THIS WORK, AND TO SUPPORT YOUNG ARTISTS. IN 1987 HE WAS AWARDED THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF THE ARTS. ARTWORKS BY BEARDEN ARE HELD IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS INCLUDING THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, AND THE ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY AMONG OTHERS. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT MUSEUM POSTER PRINT MEASURES 28" W X 26 1/2" H. IT IS PRINTED ON SMOOTH FINISH PREMIUM HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER STOCK WITH VIBRANT INK COLORS IN A SATIN FINISH. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VERY CLEAN CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.
Price: 740 USD
Location: Leawood, Kansas
End Time: 2025-01-14T22:24:03.000Z
Shipping Cost: 48 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Romare Bearden
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Signed: No
Color: Multi-Color
Title: " Return of the Prodigal Son "
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Famous Paintings/Painters
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Type: Poster
Year of Production: 1991
Item Height: 26 1/2"
Style: Abstract, Americana, Black Folk Art, Dadaism, Modernism, Naïve art
Features: RARE OUT OF PRINT
Time Period Manufactured: 1990-1999
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 28"
