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The Maestro by Ernie Barnes

Ernie Barnes

The Maestro, 1971

Acrylic on canvas
50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in)
Paintings
Unique artwork
LiveArt Estimate™
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Momentum 12M
17.84%
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Last recorded sale at Bonhams, New York (26 May 2022)
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
May 26, 2022
BonhamsNew YorkAmerican Art88
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The Maestro
Artwork Description
Category

paintings

Dimensions

50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in)

Materials

acrylic on canvas

Signature

signed 'Ernie Barnes' (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the stretcher)

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the present owner, 1974.

Exhibited

Atlanta, High Museum of Art, The Beauty of the Ghetto: A Visual Tribute to the Spirit Heritage of Black America , 1973.

Los Angeles, California African American Museum, Ernie Barnes: A Retrospective , May 8-September 8, 2019.

Literature

The Crusaders, Ghetto Blasters , MCA Records music album, 1984, illustrated on the cover.

Description

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LOS ANGELES ATHLETIC CLUB Ernie Barnes (1938-2009)

The Maestro

signed 'Ernie Barnes' (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the stretcher)

acrylic on canvas

20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)

Painted circa 1971.