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Romare Bearden

Romare Bearden

Artist

WA-00096285

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

10

Works in Collection

39

Assets Indexed

3

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Publications Referenced

40%

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Authority Records (2)

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/412
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Getty Ulanhttps://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500007871
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Artworks (10)

Yarn samples for tapestry, "Recollection Pond"

5 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. (14.9 × 11.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1979 · color lithograph

Platemark: 59.6 x 44.6 cm (23 7/16 x 17 9/16 in.); Sheet: 72.7 x 54.4 cm (28 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Three Women (Easter Sunday)

1979 · Color lithograph

Framed: 50.8 x 38.1 cm (20 x 15 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Wrapping It up at the Lafayette

1974 · collage, acrylic, and lacquer

Framed: 123.3 x 93.4 x 6.7 cm (48 9/16 x 36 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.); Unframed: 121.9 x 91.5 cm (48 x 36 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for "The Block" [mourners]

1971 · Green marker on paper

8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 28 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for "The Block" [window] (recto); Study for "The Block" [design] (verso)

1971 · Graphite on paper (recto and verso)

8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1971 · Cut and torn pasted printed, colored and painted papers, metallic papers, graphite, porous-point pen, watercolor, opaque watercolor, and ink on Masonite

48 in. × 18 ft. (121.9 × 548.6 cm) Other (Individual panel): 48 × 36 in. (121.9 × 91.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for "The Block" [rows of buildings]

1971 · Color marker and graphite on paper

6 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (17.5 × 24.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for "The Block" [row of buildings, liquor store sign]

1971 · Color marker with graphite on paper

Irregular: 6 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (17.5 × 24.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for "The Block" [lady and interior]

1971 · Green marker on paper

8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 28 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

10 published of 33 catalogued · 23 with image

The Met
7 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published
+ 1 more source · 23 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Three Women (Easter Sunday)
1979 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Open Door
1979 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Wrapping It up at the Lafayette
1974 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Artsy artwork: Morning

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Artsy artwork: Louis

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Artsy artwork: Romare Bearden - Conjunction - 1983 Lithograph 28" x 21" (1983)

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Artsy artwork: Romare Bearden Original Watercolor Cityscape Painting (ca. 1980)

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Artsy artwork: Romare Bearden Exhibition Poster (1981)

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