9/28/08

Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)


Aaron Douglas, Building More Stately Mansions, 1944. Oil on canvas board, 20 x 16 inches.  This work sold for $600,000 at Swann Auction Galleries via their new auction focus on African American art.  

Citation: "The Swann African American Fine Art Auctions: Conception, Achievement and Response" by Shawnya L. Harris, The International Review of African American Art, the 1940s, Volume 22, Number 1, 30-35.

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