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After Harry Roseland African American Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas painting. After Harry Roseland, 1867 to 1950, an American genre artist known
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Charles McGee Oil Painting "Squares and Things" African-American 1967
By Charles McGee
Located in Detroit, MI
work incorporating the homely quilt - the powerful symbol of the African American road to safety from
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Antique African American School Folk Oil Painting Signed
Located in New York, NY
An antique American School Folk Art oil painting on canvas depicting an African American fisherman
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas
Africa - Collage Painting in Orange - African American Artist - Spiral Group
Located in Miami, FL
African American artist Alvin Hollingsworth part of the famous Spiral Group , created an inventive
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Burlap, Wood, Oil
H 18.2 in W 24.4 in D 2 in
African American Artist Charles Bohannah (1910- 1985) oil painting, portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a beautiful original oil painting on canvas, depicting the Portrait of a woman in a profile
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.5 in W 19.5 in D 2 in
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso
It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
Category
1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Frank Alan, 70s painting of African-American man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Frank Allen 70s painting of African-American man dressed in a white robe and top hat. Oil on canvas
Category
1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Florida Oil Painting African American Woman Art Annie Nobles Miller Indian River
Located in Surfside, FL
"Annie Nobles Miller"
Abstract Florida landscape oil on board painting
Hand signed lower left
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993)
Untitled
Oil on canvas board
Estate stamped
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Black Angel - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid on board
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
African American Sitting Portrait
By Arnold Blanch
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
social-realist American life with mystical overtones and a child-like seeming style. He was also a
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
African American artists. This show included works by Romare Bearden, who was awarded Honorable Mention
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Black Angel - African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid on board
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
H 60 in W 41 in D 2 in
1977 REALIST African American SHOE SHINER Portrait Painting BLM ARTIST
Located in New York, NY
Arnold J. Hurley is an African American artist born 1944
Images on paper and canvas have been part
Category
1970s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Black Indian Chief by African-American Artist, Contemporary Painting on Paper
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
By contemporary African-American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain) a portrait of a black indigenous
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figure study of an African American man by American Impressionist artist Genevieve
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Oil
"Joe Louis" Oil on Board with Mixed Media, Iconic Portrait, African American
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
person of African-American descent to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Board
Portrait of a young African American woman
By Chuck Tingley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas by Chuck Tingley.
Chuck Tingley is one of four artists responsible for
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
this urban street scene sensitively captures a group of African American kids at play.
Paul Zimmerman
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Modernist Portrait by African American Artist Charleston Wilson
Located in New York, NY
period,Charleston Wilson also painted fine art to be sold. African-American artist Joseph Delaney created
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 25.25 in W 21.25 in D 1 in
Eunice, Figurative Painting on Paper by African American Artist Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
A portrait of an elegant woman with a leopard stole, Eunice, 2025 by African American artist Bai is
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper
H 15 in W 11 in D 0.25 in
Marcita by African American Artist Bai, Colorful Painting on Paper
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
, 2025 by African American artist Bai is 15” x 11” drawing/painting on watercolor paper. Fo the work
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper
H 15 in W 11 in D 0.25 in
Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Located in Surfside, FL
structure before painting a picture. In 1945, he was working with Lasar Segall (Lithuanian Jewish and
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban
The painting
Category
1990s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Devil: No Horns, Burning in Hell, African American Harlem Renaissance
Located in Miami, FL
African American artist Harry O. Tanner in a review of his Prophet series exhibited in 1970.
"Devil: No
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
African American Mother and Child by Peggy Dodds Circa 1940's
By Peggy Dodds
Located in Rochester, NY
Fashionably dressed African American mother and child by Peggy Dodds (1900-1987). Large oil on
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 46 in W 30 in D 1 in
Cuban Artist Pastel Drawing African American Emilio Cruz Bonnie & Clyde Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum in Harlem; the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Museum of African American History and
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Nude. African American Woman exhibited piece 1942 University of Iowa exhibited
By Coreen Mary Spellman
Located in San Antonio, TX
Medium: Oil
Bio:
Exhibited in the Ninth Annual Student Art show at the State University of Iowa
Coreen
Category
1940s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Mending', African American Woman Folk Artist, Houston, Dallas, Blues Museum Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
colors various aspects of African American secular and religious activities in Depression-era East Texas
Category
1980s Folk Art Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Mamas Shock" African American Black Folk Artist LEON COLLINS OF TEXAS
By Leon Collins
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leon Collins
Born Galveston Texas Artist
Image Size: 28 x 21.75
Medium: Oil "Mama's Shock
Category
1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Performer w African Mask, Asian Fan, predominantly black and white oil on panel
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created with oil on panel, and using her non-dominant hand, the performers series reveals the rich
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed on palette, lower right, 'John Diallo Jones' (American, 20th century) and dated 1992.
A
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Trucks in the City African American Self-Taught Florida Outsider Folk Art Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
of African American History and Culture, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others.
The oil on
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
G CALIMAN COXE Exodus 12 African American Artist 1980 abstract red orange purple
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
For four decades, G. (Gloucester) Caliman Coxe was considered the dean of African-American artists
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"MOTHER AND DAUGHTER" TEXAS BLACK FOLK ART FRAMED 38 x 26 AFRICAN AMERICAN
By Leon Collins
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leon Collins
(Born 1930)
Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist
Image Size: 38 x 26
Medium: Oil on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 38 in W 26 in D 3 in
African Pattern Pot, Still Life Painting on Paper, Ancient Ceramic Vessel, 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pot
Medium: Acrylic painting and oil crayon on watercolor paper
Size: 100x70 cm; 40x28 inches
Year
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Ornette by African American Artist Bai, Colorful Work on Paper
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
African American artist Bai is an enigmatic portrait made on 15” x 11” etching paper. The muted tones
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
H 15 in W 11 in D 0.25 in
Track Star - Figurative Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Track Star - Abstracted Portrait of an African American Man in Pastel on Paper
Bold and
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.75 in
"Ethnographic Still Life, " Edith Kramer, African Mask and Shofar, Art Therapy
By Edith Kramer
Located in New York, NY
Edith Kramer (1916 - 2014)
Still Life with Mask, n.d.
Oil on canvas
26 x 20 inches
Signed and
Category
20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Live Composition I by African American Artist Bai, Painting on Paper
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
Bright with pastel colors Live Composition I, 2024 by African American artist Bai is a 30” x 22
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
H 30 in W 22 in D 0.25 in
Dorothy Hart Drew African American Nude Woman Standing Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
The American portrait artist Dorothy Hart Drew was born in Ethel, Macon County, Missouri on January
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Untitled (African American Quilt 2)
By Mae Engron
Located in Culver City, CA
Mae Engron invokes African American quilting traditions in this oil painting on canvas. Painted in
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1942 African American Surrealist Nudes Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
The artist of this painting, Gar Sparks (1888-1954), is an important figure in American Modern art
Category
Early 20th Century Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled, African American Girls, Realist Painting
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts."
“My paintings combine the
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso
It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
Category
1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Making a Mojo Large Abstract Oil Painting African American Woman Artist
By Deborah Dancy
Located in Surfside, FL
Deborah Dancy, also known as Deborah Muirhead (born 1949), is a Black American woman painter of
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
African American Boy with Ball, Realist Painting Folk Art Outsider
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Rare Lynching Painting WPA artist Social Justice African American Americana
By Arthur Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
wooded area.
Arthur Smith is a listed American painter most famous for his paintings of sporting scenes
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grandfather's Watch: African American painting & collage, figures & photographs
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Grandfather's Watch" is an oil and acrylic painting on Masonite panel with collaged elements
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Acrylic, Panel
African American Girl with jump Rope, Realist Painting Folk Art Outsider
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A. Moreno African American Nude Portrait Realist Oil Painting Topless Woman
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage original oil painting by A. Moreno. Features a beautiful natural topless woman with a long
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Expressionist Painting with Portrait of an African American Person
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
Parris Jaru's "Angel on My Shoulder" is a 40 x 21 inches expressionist oil painting portraying an
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment
H 40 in W 21 in D 1 in
African American Realist Painting 3 Ladies Folk Art Outsider Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of an African American Man
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
African American man in the foreground with fantastic industrial elements in the background. This piece
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Charles McGill Painting Black Gold African American Artist Imposto Rare
By Charles McGill
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by African American contemporary artist Charles McGill called
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil on Canvas Michigan Artist Russell Steinke African American Couple
By Russell Steinke
Located in Toledo, OH
Original oil on canvas by Michigan artist Russell Steinke. Depicting shadowed man and woman deep in
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 42 in W 35.5 in D 2 in
Powerful 1950s Portrait of an African American Woman
Located in Pasadena, CA
style.
Painting is signed Pelhell?? and dated 1956.
Category
1950s Pointillist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil
Oil noted African American artist Alma Thomas, Max Granick frame
Located in Palm Springs, CA
her paintings hung im her office in the White House. It is clearly in the style she painted early in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
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