Romare Bearden Profile/Part II: The Thirties, Susannah in Harlem

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Romare Bearden
1911 - 1988

Profile/Part II: The Thirties, Susannah in Harlem
signed Rom / are / Bear / den (lower left)
mixed media collage on Masonite
41 by 29 in.
104.1 by 73.7 cm.
Executed in 1980.

Condition Report:
The artist's collage works generally contain certain imperfections and inconsistencies as a result of his technique. Several collage elements appear to be lifting in this composition, as is consistent with the artist's practice. There are traces of possible staining in the turquoise sky in the windows at center.

Framed Dimensions: 49 ½ by 37 ¼ in. (125.7 by 94.6 cm.)

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Provenance:
Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery, New York
Mr. and Mrs. William Strouse, West Redding (acquired from the above in 1981)
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in 2007 by the present owner