Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)

Harlem Street Scene

Price realised USD 461,000
Estimate
USD 250,000 – USD 350,000
Closed: 22 May 2014
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Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)

Harlem Street Scene

Price realised USD 461,000
Closed: 22 May 2014
Price realised USD 461,000
Closed: 22 May 2014
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Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)
Harlem Street Scene
signed and dated 'J. Lawrence 42' (lower right)
gouache on paper
22¼ x 22¾ in. (56.5 x 57.8 cm.)
Provenance
The artist.
Dr. Kenneth B. Clark, New York, acquired from the above.
By descent to the present owner, 1992.
Literature
P.T. Nesbett, M. DuBois, Jacob Lawrence: Paintings, Drawings and Murals (1935-1999), A Catalogue Raisonné, Seattle, Washington, 2000, p. 69, no. P42-18, illustrated.
G.A. Jarrett, ed., A Long Way from Home, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2007, cover illustration.

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