Kevin Cole Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Kevin Cole Art Value Price Guide

May. 16, 2026
Kevin Cole, b. 1960, When Your Dreams Are Bigger Than Your Circumstances I
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Kevin Cole b. 1960 When Your Dreams Are Bigger Than Your Circumstances I 2025 acrylic assemblage 18 x 12 inches (image) 23-1/2 x 17 inches (backing) signed, dated and titled
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May. 16, 2026
Kevin Cole, b. 1960, Counting My Blessings I
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Kevin Cole b. 1960 Counting My Blessings I 2025 wall-hanging assemblage bendable luan wood, gel medium and acrylic 45 x 29 x 11 inches signed, dated and titled
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Jun. 19, 2025
KEVIN COLE, REGGAE CURVE, HANGING SCULPTURE, PAINTED RUBBER AND WOOD
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
Artist: Kevin Cole, American (1960 - ) Title: Reggae Curve Medium: Hanging Sculpture, painted rubber and wood Size: 10 in. x 36 in. x 20 in. (25.4 cm x 91.44 cm x 50.8 cm)
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Jun. 14, 2025
Kevin E. Cole, b. 1960, Strong Bearing the Infirmities of the Weak
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Kevin E. Cole b. 1960 Strong Bearing the Infirmities of the Weak 1995 acrylic with elements of collage on canvas 48 x 60 inches artistâs label verso from the exhibition, Kevin Cole: Straight From the Soul (the early years) Illustrated: Kevin Cole: Straight From the Soul: 25 Years in the Making, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, May 19 July 28, 2012
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Mar. 15, 2025
Kevin Cole, b. 1960, Never Lose Hope
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Kevin Cole b. 1960 Never Lose Hope 2024 mixed media 15-1/2 x 11 inches (object) 26 x 18 inches (inside of frame) signed and dated âKevin Coleâs iconographic symbolism balances the aesthetic and political content of his work against the backdrop of African and Asian origins, as well as an uniquely American history. Although the symbolic use of the necktie in Coleâs work has regal and international references, its symbolic use of tied necks within the African American experience is referenced in Billie Holidayâs song, Strange Fruit. Nationwide lynchings exemplified the worst aspect of the human condition and the social and economic contempt for Black American men, women, and families. Working in a range of mediums, use of repetitive form, and color create three dimensional structures that invite those who experience his work to reflect upon abstracted references to a necktie used for status, beauty, fashion and the destruction of human life. Coleâs work celebrates history, survival, and a personal memory of a time and place.â ---Halima Taha Kevin Cole studied at University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (BS), University of Illinois (MA) and Northern Illinois University (MFA). His work has been included in numerous significant exhibitions, including at the Dallas African American Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. In February of this year, Cole received 2020 Brenda and Larry Thompson Award from the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. This award is given to an African American Artist who has made significant but often lesser-known contributions to the visual arts tradition and has roots or major connections to Georgia. Coleâs work is prominently featured at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Mar. 15, 2025
Kevin Cole, b. 1960, Every Decision Has Consequences
Est: $4,500 - $6,500
Kevin Cole b. 1960 Every Decision Has Consequences 2024 mixed media on paper 36 x 24 inches signed, titled and dated âKevin Coleâs iconographic symbolism balances the aesthetic and political content of his work against the backdrop of African and Asian origins, as well as an uniquely American history. Although the symbolic use of the necktie in Coleâs work has regal and international references, its symbolic use of tied necks within the African American experience is referenced in Billie Holidayâs song, Strange Fruit. Nationwide lynchings exemplified the worst aspect of the human condition and the social and economic contempt for Black American men, women, and families. Working in a range of mediums, use of repetitive form, and color create three dimensional structures that invite those who experience his work to reflect upon abstracted references to a necktie used for status, beauty, fashion and the destruction of human life. Coleâs work celebrates history, survival, and a personal memory of a time and place.â ---Halima Taha Kevin Cole studied at University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (BS), University of Illinois (MA) and Northern Illinois University (MFA). His work has been included in numerous significant exhibitions, including at the Dallas African American Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. In February of this year, Cole received 2020 Brenda and Larry Thompson Award from the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. This award is given to an African American Artist who has made significant but often lesser-known contributions to the visual arts tradition and has roots or major connections to Georgia. Coleâs work is prominently featured at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Mar. 15, 2025
Kevin Cole, b. 1960, The Blues about Toby
Est: $6,500 - $8,500
Kevin Cole b. 1960 The Blues about Toby 2024 bendable Luan wood, metal, gel medium and acrylic 48 x 29 x 9 inches signed, titled, and dated âKevin Coleâs iconographic symbolism balances the aesthetic and political content of his work against the backdrop of African and Asian origins, as well as an uniquely American history. Although the symbolic use of the necktie in Coleâs work has regal and international references, its symbolic use of tied necks within the African American experience is referenced in Billie Holidayâs song, Strange Fruit. Nationwide lynchings exemplified the worst aspect of the human condition and the social and economic contempt for Black American men, women, and families. Working in a range of mediums, use of repetitive form, and color create three dimensional structures that invite those who experience his work to reflect upon abstracted references to a necktie used for status, beauty, fashion and the destruction of human life. Coleâs work celebrates history, survival, and a personal memory of a time and place.â ---Halima Taha Kevin Cole studied at University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (BS), University of Illinois (MA) and Northern Illinois University (MFA). His work has been included in numerous significant exhibitions, including at the Dallas African American Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. In February of this year, Cole received 2020 Brenda and Larry Thompson Award from the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. This award is given to an African American Artist who has made significant but often lesser-known contributions to the visual arts tradition and has roots or major connections to Georgia. Coleâs work is prominently featured at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Oct. 30, 2024
Kevin Cole, Reggae Curve, Hanging Sculpture, painted rubber and wood
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Artist: Kevin Cole, American (1960 - ) Title: Reggae Curve Medium: Hanging Sculpture, painted rubber and wood Size: 10 in. x 36 in. x 20 in. (25.4 cm x 91.44 cm x 50.8 cm)
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Oct. 03, 2024
KEVIN E. COLE (1960 - ) Strange Fruit #2.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
KEVIN E. COLE (1960 - ) Strange Fruit #2. Acrylic and sand on shaped lauan plywood with dowel and cowrie shells, 2003. Approximately 914x400 mm; 36x15¾ inches. Signed, titled and dated in ink on the verso. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection. Strange Fruit #2 is an excellent example of Kevin Cole's painted mixed-media constructions on wood. Cole's grandfather inspired this ribboned "necktie" motif after a visit to a historic tree where African American men were lynched by their neckties on their way to vote during the Jim Crow Era. Cole uses painterly sensibilities to pay homage to the African American history while articulating compositions that inspire beauty and strength.
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Apr. 04, 2024
KEVIN E. COLE (1960 - ) Emotional Circumstances I.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
KEVIN E. COLE (1960 - ) Emotional Circumstances I. Acrylic and sand on shaped lauan wood and dowels, with cowrie shells, circa 2000. Approximately 438x438x400 mm; 17¼x17¼x15¾ inches. Titled in ink on the verso. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection. Untitled is an excellent example of Kevin Cole's painted mixed-media constructions on wood. Cole's grandfather inspired this ribboned "necktie" motif after a visit to a historic tree where African American men were lynched by their neckties on their way to vote during the Jim Crow Era. Cole uses painterly sensibilities to pay homage to the sordid history of African Americans while articulating compositions that seek to inspire beauty and strength. Kevin Cole has become widely known for his abstract rendering of ties in brightly colored, three-dimensional abstract assemblage. Born in Pine Bluff, AR, in 1960, Cole graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and received an MA in Art Education and Painting from the University of Illinois and an MFA from the University of Northern Illinois. His works today are in many institutional collections, including the Yale University Art Gallery, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum.
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Feb. 22, 2024
KEVIN COLE, REGGAE CURVE, HANGING SCULPTURE, PAINTED RUBBER AND WOOD
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Artist: Kevin Cole, American (1960 - ) Title: Reggae Curve Medium: Hanging Sculpture, painted rubber and wood Size: 10 in. x 36 in. x 20 in. (25.4 cm x 91.44 cm x 50.8 cm)
RoGallery
May. 22, 2021
Kevin E. Cole, b. 1960, Sweet Hour of Prayer, Color of Music Series
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Kevin E. Cole b. 1960 Sweet Hour of Prayer, Color of Music Series 1995-2001 acrylic on paper cutout collage mounted on white board 59 1/2 x 46 inches signed, dated and titled in pencil housed in shallow shadowbox style frame with Plexiglas
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Nov. 14, 2020
Kevin Cole, b. 1960, What About Faith III, Acrylic, wood, and metal sculpture mounted on board and framed in a shadow box, 12 x 6-1/2 inches (object), 20 x 16 inches (board)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Kevin Cole b. 1960 What About Faith III Acrylic, wood, and metal sculpture mounted on board and framed in a shadow box 2006 signed, titled, and dated. â€œKevin Coleâ€™s iconographic symbolism balances the aesthetic and political content of his work against the backdrop of African and Asian origins, as well as an uniquely American history. Although the symbolic use of the necktie in Coleâ€™s work has regal and international references, its symbolic use of tied necks within the African American experience is referenced in Billie Holidayâ€™s song, Strange Fruit. Nationwide lynchings exemplified the worst aspect of the human condition and the social and economic contempt for Black American men, women, and families. Working in a range of mediums, use of repetitive form, and color create three dimensional structures that invite those who experience his work to reflect upon abstracted references to a necktie used for status, beauty, fashion and the destruction of human life. Coleâ€™s work celebrates history, survival, and a personal memory of a time and place.â€ ---Halima Taha Kevin Cole studied at University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (BS), University of Illinois (MA) and Northern Illinois University (MFA). His work has been included in numerous significant exhibitions, including at the Dallas African American Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. In February of this year, Cole received 2020 Brenda and Larry Thompson Award from the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. This award is given to an African American Artist who has made significant but often lesser-known contributions to the visual arts tradition and has roots or major connections to Georgia. Coleâ€™s work is prominently featured at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. 12 x 6-1/2 inches (object), 20 x 16 inches (board)
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Nov. 14, 2020
Kevin Cole, b. 1960, Mixed Circumstances, Bendable Luan wood, tar paper, gel medium and acrylic, 36 x 68 x 13 inches
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
Kevin Cole b. 1960 Mixed Circumstances Bendable Luan wood, tar paper, gel medium and acrylic Wall-hung 3D construction. 2017 Signed, titled and dated verso. â€œKevin Coleâ€™s iconographic symbolism balances the aesthetic and political content of his work against the backdrop of African and Asian origins, as well as an uniquely American history. Although the symbolic use of the necktie in Coleâ€™s work has regal and international references, its symbolic use of tied necks within the African American experience is referenced in Billie Holidayâ€™s song, Strange Fruit. Nationwide lynchings exemplified the worst aspect of the human condition and the social and economic contempt for Black American men, women, and families. Working in a range of mediums, use of repetitive form, and color create three dimensional structures that invite those who experience his work to reflect upon abstracted references to a necktie used for status, beauty, fashion and the destruction of human life. Coleâ€™s work celebrates history, survival, and a personal memory of a time and place.â€ ---Halima Taha Kevin Cole studied at University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (BS), University of Illinois (MA) and Northern Illinois University (MFA). His work has been included in numerous significant exhibitions, including at the Dallas African American Art Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. In February of this year, Cole received 2020 Brenda and Larry Thompson Award from the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia. This award is given to an African American Artist who has made significant but often lesser-known contributions to the visual arts tradition and has roots or major connections to Georgia. Coleâ€™s work is prominently featured at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. 36 x 68 x 13 inches
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Dec. 10, 2014
Kevin Cole, Reggae Curve, Hanging Sculpture, painted rubber and wood
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Artist: Kevin Cole, American (1960 - ) || Title: Reggae Curve || Medium: Hanging Sculpture, painted rubber and wood || Size: 10 in. x 36 in. x 20 in. (25.4 cm x 91.44 cm x 50.8 cm)
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Feb. 24, 2011
Kevin Cole, Reggae Curve, Hanging Sculpture
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Artist: Kevin Cole, American (1960 - ) Title: Reggae Curve Medium: Hanging Sculpture, painted rubber and wood Size: 10 in. x 36 in. x 20 in. (25.4 cm x 91.44 cm x 50.8 cm)
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