Eldzier Cortor ART FOR SALE

1916 Richmond, Virginia - 2015 Seaford, New York. Known for: Modernist social life genre and nude women painting, graphics.

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Following is The New York Times obituary of Eldzier Cortor from the Art & Design section. Eldzier Cortor, Painter of Scenes From African-American Social Life, Dies at 99, By Elizabeth A. Harris, November 27, 2015. Eldzier Cortor, a painter and printmaker perhaps best known for his elegant paintings of nude black women created when such works were seldom seen in the mainstream art world, died on Thursday at his son’s home in Seaford, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 99. His son, Michael, confirmed his death. Mr. Cortor’s works are in major museum collections, including those of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His work was also featured in the inaugural show at the new Whitney Museum of American Art,... Read full biography

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Sepia Odalisque II

Type:Etching

Year:1970-1990

Size:30.00" x 21.75"

Medium:Aquatint

Signed:Signed

Edition:3/35

Notes:

etching and aquatint on cream wove paper 20 3/4 x 14 inches (image) signed, titled, dated, numbered 3/35 Provenance: family of the artist Pricing available upon request.

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Dance Figure II

Type:Other

Year:1980-1990

Size:15.00" x 11.00"

Medium:Other

Signed:Signed

Notes:

Mezzotint with hand coloring on wove paper 10 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches (image) Signed, titled with A/P Blindstamp Provenance: Family of the artist.

Price: $2,300. Please contact Black Art Auction