Morgan Martin
Head of Department
American Art / Ernie Barnes (1938-2009) The Maestro 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.) (Painted circa 1971.)
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LOS ANGELES ATHLETIC CLUB
Lot 88
Ernie Barnes
(1938-2009)
The Maestro 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
26 May 2022, 14:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$882,375 inc. premium
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Ernie Barnes (1938-2009)
The Maestro
signed 'Ernie Barnes' (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the stretcher)
acrylic on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Painted circa 1971.
signed 'Ernie Barnes' (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the stretcher)
acrylic on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Painted circa 1971.
Footnotes
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner, 1974.
Exhibited
Atlanta, High Museum of Art, The Beauty of the Ghetto: A Visual Tribute to the Spirit Heritage of Black America, 1973.
Los Angeles, California African American Museum, Ernie Barnes: A Retrospective, May 8-September 8, 2019.
Literature
The Crusaders, Ghetto Blasters, MCA Records music album, 1984, illustrated on the cover.
The copyright to this painting is reserved by the Ernie Barnes Family Trust.
We wish to thank the Ernie Barnes Family Trust for their kind assistance in cataloging this lot.
The present work was framed by the artist with his signature wood fence style.
