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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 17, 2022 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Evening Auction | 128 | $****** - ****** | The Tunesmith |
paintings
65.7 x 75.2 cm (25.87 x 29.61 in)
oil on canvas
signed Ernie Barnes (lower right)
Collection of Berry Gordy, Detroit and Los Angeles (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection (acquired as a gift from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Paul Von Blum, Resistance, Dignity, and Pride: African American Artists in Los Angeles, Los Angeles 2004, p. 45 (text), p. 63, illustrated
Property from a Prominent Private American Collection
Ernie Barnes
1938-2009
The Tunesmith
signed Ernie Barnes (lower right)
oil on canvas, in artist's frame
25 ⅞ by 2 9⅝ in.
65.7 by 75.2 cm.
Executed in 1978.
