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Swann Galleries To Feature An Auction of African-American Fine Art

artwork: Hughie Lee-Smith - "Desert Forms", 1957 - Oil on masonite - 45.7 x 60.1 cm. - Estimate $50,000-75,000. Featured in Swann Galleries’ autumn auction of African-American Fine Art on October 6th in New York.


New York City.— Swann Galleries’ autumn auction of African-American Fine Art on October 6th features many exciting discoveries—significant works by important artists that were previously unrecorded or never exhibited. The earliest piece in the sale is one of these recent findings, an Untitled (Landscape) oil on canvas painting by Robert S. Duncanson. This large example of the 19th-century painter’s mid-career landscapes employs many of the romantic motifs Duncanson is known for, with figures relaxing in an idyllic, park-like landscape and classical buildings in the background (presale estimate: $60,000 to $90,000). The works of art will be on public exhibition at Swann Galleries on Saturday, October 1st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and then from Monday, October 3rd through Wednesday, October 5th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.