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Painter, Lithographer, b. 1916 - d. 2015

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  • Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Island Momento No. 1, 2012.
    Apr. 02, 2026

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Island Momento No. 1, 2012.

    Est: $30,000 - $40,000

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015) Island Momento No. 1. Oil on linen canvas, 2012. Signed, lower right.

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  • Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Facets I - XII.
    Apr. 02, 2026

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Facets I - XII.

    Est: $12,000 - $18,000

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015) Facets I - XII. Complete set of 12 color etchings and aquatints with chine collé on various cream wove papers, circa late 1980s.. Artist proofs, aside from the edition. Each signed, titled and numbered in pencil, lower margin.

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  • Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Jewels/Theme No. II, 1985.
    Apr. 02, 2026

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Jewels/Theme No. II, 1985.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015) Jewels/Theme No. II. Color mezzotint with etching and aquatint, 1985. Signed, titled and numbered 11/125 in pencil, lower margin.

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  • Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), L'Abbatoire III, 1950s.
    Apr. 02, 2026

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), L'Abbatoire III, 1950s.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015) L'Abbatoire III. Color woodcut on Japan paper, 1950s. Signed, titled and numbered 4/50 in pencil, lower margin.

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  • [IN THE STYLE OF] CORTOR, Eldzier (American, 1916 – 2015). Unti...
    Dec. 03, 2025

    [IN THE STYLE OF] CORTOR, Eldzier (American, 1916 – 2015). Unti...

    Est: $400 - $600

    [IN THE STYLE OF] CORTOR, Eldzier (American, 1916 – 2015). Untitled (Two Figures with a Baby). Signed. Ca. 1970s. Watercolor on paper laid down on board. Creasing, pinholes, two strips of old masking tape along top left and right margins. Unframed. 22 ¼ x 15 ¼”.

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, untitled, Figures
    Oct. 18, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, untitled, Figures

    Est: $600 - $800

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 untitled, Figures c. 1960 linoleum cut print 6 x 3-1/4 inches, full margins signed, with A/P

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Sepia Odalesque I
    Oct. 18, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Sepia Odalesque I

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Sepia Odalesque I c. 1970s etching and aquatint on cream wove paper 20 x 15 inches (image) full margins 30 x 22-1/8 inches (sheet) signed, titled, with A/P

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Dance Composition No. 31
    Oct. 18, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Dance Composition No. 31

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Dance Composition No. 31 1978 etching and aquatint with hand-coloring on wove paper 21-3/4 x 15-1/2 inches, full margins signed and titled, with A/P (aside from an edition of 50)

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Compositional Study No III
    Oct. 18, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Compositional Study No III

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Compositional Study No III 1974 etching with embossing 21 x 16 inches (image) full margins signed dated titled and numbered 19/35 Printed at Robert Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop, New York. From a portfolio of seven etchings: Impressions: Our World, Volume I. This image is included in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, untitled, Figure in Bedroom
    Oct. 18, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, untitled, Figure in Bedroom

    Est: $8,000 - $10,000

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 untitled, Figure in Bedroom c. 1945 brush, pen and ink on cream wove paper 11-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches signed

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, untitled, Figure Composition
    Oct. 18, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, untitled, Figure Composition

    Est: $10,000 - $20,000

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 untitled, Figure Composition c. 1940 ink and watercolor on cream paper 22 x 15-1/2 inches signed

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  • Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Souvenir No. III, 2014.
    Oct. 07, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Souvenir No. III, 2014.

    Est: $30,000 - $40,000

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015) Souvenir No. III. Oil on linen canvas, 2014. Signed in oil, lower right

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  • Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Dance Composition No. 34, circa 1989.
    Oct. 07, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Dance Composition No. 34, circa 1989.

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015) Dance Composition No. 34. Etching, aquatint, and flat bite printed in brown and black on Arches, circa 1989. Signed, titled and numbered 23/35 in pencil, lower margin.

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  • Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Dance Figure I, 1989.
    Oct. 07, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015), Dance Figure I, 1989.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Eldzier Cortor (1916-2015) Dance Figure I. Mezzotint and aquatint with hand coloring on cream wove paper, 1989. Signed, titled and numbered 19/90 in pencil, lower margin.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dance (Dance Composition No. 31).
    Jun. 26, 2025

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dance (Dance Composition No. 31).

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dance (Dance Composition No. 31). Etching and aquatint with handcoloring on wove paper, 1978. 552x394 mm; 21¾x15½ inches, full margins. State impression, before the edition of 50. Signed, titled, inscribed "II State Imp." and numbered 3/10 in pencil, lower margin.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. V.
    Jun. 26, 2025

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. V.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. V. Color mezzotint with etching and aquatint on wove paper, circa 1985. 591x413 mm; 23¼x16¼ inches, full margins. Second state, aside from an edition of 125. Signed, titled, numbered 9/10 and inscribed "2nd state" in pencil, lower margin.

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Sepia Odalisque IV
    Jun. 14, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Sepia Odalisque IV

    Est: $2,500 - $4,500

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Sepia Odalisque IV 1970-1990 etching and aquatint on cream wove paper 20 x 14 inches (image) 29-3/4 x 21-3/4 inches (sheet) signed, titled, and numbered 11/35 Provenance: the family of the artist

    Black Art Auction
  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Trilogy No II
    Jun. 14, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Trilogy No II

    Est: $2,500 - $4,500

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Trilogy No II 1989/2014 relief color etching and aquatint (printed in orange) on cream wove paper 20-3/8 x 15 inches, full margins signed, titled, and numbered 19/90 Printed in 2014 by the artist and Kathy Caraccio at the K. Caraccio Studio, New York. The first edition of 15 was printed at Robert Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop. Provenance: the family of the artist This work is included in the collection of the Saint Louis Art Museum

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Sepia Odalisque II
    Jun. 14, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Sepia Odalisque II

    Est: $2,500 - $4,500

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Sepia Odalisque II 1970-1990 etching and aquatint on cream wove paper 20-3/4 x 14 inches (image) 30 x 21-3/4 inches (sheet) signed, titled, numbered 3/35 Provenance: the family of the artist

    Black Art Auction
  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Dance Figure No. II
    Jun. 14, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Dance Figure No. II

    Est: $2,500 - $3,500

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Dance Figure No. II 1980-1990 mezzotint with hand-coloring on wove paper 10-1/2 x 7-1/8 inches (image) 15 x 11 inches (sheet) signed, titled, with A/P blindstamp Provenance: the family of the artist

    Black Art Auction
  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Composition/Jewels
    Jun. 14, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Composition/Jewels

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Composition/Jewels 1980-1990 relief etching on ivory wove paper 20-1/2 x 18-1/8 inches (image) 28-1/4 x 23-1/2 inches (sheet) signed, titled, and numbered AP 1/5 Provenance: the family of the artist

    Black Art Auction
  • ELDZIER CORTOR (American 1916-2015) "Dance Composition (Untitled)," CIRCA 1950, 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm.)
    May. 17, 2025

    ELDZIER CORTOR (American 1916-2015) "Dance Composition (Untitled)," CIRCA 1950, 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm.)

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (American 1916-2015) "Dance Composition (Untitled)," CIRCA 1950, oil on canvas, with a partial sketch on reverse, the reverse is indistinctly signed and dated "Cortor 42," and more clearly initialed, "E.C."

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. III.
    Apr. 03, 2025

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. III.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. III. Color mezzotint with etching and aquatint, 1985. 610x432 mm; 24x17 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 15/125 in pencil, lower margin.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. II.
    Apr. 03, 2025

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. II.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. II. Color mezzotint with etching and aquatint, 1985. 591x413 mm; 23¼x14¼ inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 11/125 in pencil, lower margin.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Untitled (Young Couple).
    Apr. 03, 2025

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Untitled (Young Couple).

    Est: $20,000 - $30,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Untitled (Young Couple). Pen, brush and black and brown ink on tan wove paper, circa 1936-1939. 711x648 mm; 28x25½ inches. Signed in ink, lower right. Provenance Private collection, Chicago. Private collection, New Hampshire.

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Trilogy No II
    Mar. 15, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Trilogy No II

    Est: $2,500 - $4,500

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Trilogy No II 1989/2014 relief color etching and aquatint (printed in orange) on cream wove paper 20-3/8 x 15 inches, full margins signed, titled, and numbered 19/90 Printed in 2014 by the artist and Kathy Caraccio at the K. Caraccio Studio, New York. The first edition of 15 was printed at Robert Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop. Provenance: the family of the artist This work is included in the collection of the Saint Louis Art Museum

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Sepia Odalisque I
    Mar. 15, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Sepia Odalisque I

    Est: $2,500 - $4,500

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Sepia Odalisque I 1970s etching and aquatint on cream wove paper 20 x 15 inches (Image) full margins 30 x 22-1/8 inches (sheet) signed, titled and numbered 12/35 Provenance: the family of the artist This work is included in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Dance Figure I
    Mar. 15, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Dance Figure I

    Est: $2,500 - $4,500

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Dance Figure I 1989 mezzotint with hand-coloring on cream wove paper 13-3/4 x 8-5/8 inches signed, titled, and numbered 9/90 Provenance: the family of the artist This work is included in the collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem

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  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Dance Composition No. 35
    Mar. 15, 2025

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Dance Composition No. 35

    Est: $2,500 - $4,500

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Dance Composition No. 35 1978 sepia toned etching with hand-coloring on cream colored paper 36 x 27 inches signed, titled and numbered 10/100 Provenance: the family of the artist This work is included in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dance Figure I.
    Oct. 03, 2024

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dance Figure I.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dance Figure I. Mezzotint and aquatint with hand coloring on cream wove paper, 1989. 349x222 mm; 13¾x8⅝ inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 9/90 in pencil, lower margin. An early proof of this print is in the collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dual Form No. III.
    Oct. 03, 2024

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dual Form No. III.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dual Form No. III. Color viscosity etching and aquatint on cream wove paper, 1978. 399x503 mm; 15¾x19⅞ inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from an unknown edition. Signed, titled and inscribed "A/P" in pencil, lower margin. The zinc plate used to print this image along with another proof of this print are in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Island Momento No. 1.
    Oct. 03, 2024

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Island Momento No. 1.

    Est: $40,000 - $60,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Island Momento No. 1. Oil on linen canvas, 2012. 1270x965 mm; 50x38 inches. Signed in oil, lower right. Provenance: estate of the artist, New York. Island Momento No. 1. is a significant, late career example of Eldzier Cortor's accomplished figurative painting. It demonstrates the remarkable continuity in his practice - working until the last moments of a long and very distinguished career. At the age of 96, Cortor painted this series with compositions of Caribbean women set in serene island locales - rethinking classical depictions of female beauty. The subject fits into Eldzier Cortor's decades-long series of "classical compositions" in painting and printmaking, celebrating the form and beauty of African-American women. With his characteristic dense layering of both brush and palette work, this composition is punctuated by his devices of the fan, conch shell, painted chair and window balcony and shutters, also found in such canvases as Cuban Souvenir in the David C. Driskell collection. Cortor's Tableau No. 2, also 2012, is in the collection of the San Antonio Museum of Art. Cortor has incorporated elements of Caribbean culture into his artwork since the 1940s - in 1949, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship to travel in the West Indies. After time in Jamaica and Cuba, Cortor settled in Haiti for two years where he taught classes at the Le Centre d'Art d'Haïti in Port-au-Prince. Beyond his early academic training at the Art Institute of Chicago, and his travels to the Sea Islands and West Indies, these paintings show the influence of his study of African sculpture and 19th-century French painting. Unlike his social realist counterparts, Cortor investigated both the formalism and symbolism of the African American female figure.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR AMERICAN MIXED MEDIA PAINTING
    Aug. 31, 2024

    ELDZIER CORTOR AMERICAN MIXED MEDIA PAINTING

    Est: $100 - $150

    Eldzier Cortor, American, 1916 to 2015, mixed media painting on paper depicting a portrait of a nude woman from the back. Signed lower to the center. Framed. Eldzier Cortor was an African American artist and printmaker. His work typically features elongated nude figures in intimate settings, influenced by both traditional African art and European surrealism. Cortor is known for his style of realism that makes accurate depictions of poor, Black living conditions look fantastic as he distorts perspective. Modern Afro American Fine Art, Female Portraits, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.

    Antique Arena Inc
  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Trilogy No. II.
    Apr. 04, 2024

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Trilogy No. II.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Trilogy No. II. Relief color etching and aquatint printed in orange on heavy cream wove paper, 1989. 519x382 mm; 20⅜x15 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 15. Signed, titled and inscribed "A/P" in pencil, lower margin. Printed in 2014 by the artist and Kathy Caraccio at the K. Caraccio Studio, New York. The first edition of 15 was printed in 1989 at Robert Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop. Another impression of this print is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, Saint Louis Art Museum, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dance I & Dance II/Diptych.
    Apr. 04, 2024

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dance I & Dance II/Diptych.

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Dance I & Dance II/Diptych. Pair of mezzotints with etching in blue, with aquatint in silver and embossing, from multiple plates, and hand-coloring, on Arches paper. Both 555x377 mm; 21⅞×14⅞ inches, full margins. Both signed, titled, and numbered 15/35 in pencil, lower margin. Another example of this mezzotint diptych is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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  • AFTER Eldzier Cortor (NY,IL,1916-2015) oil painting
    Jan. 07, 2024

    AFTER Eldzier Cortor (NY,IL,1916-2015) oil painting

    Est: $500 - $650

    ARTIST: AFTER Eldzier Cortor (New York, Illinois, 1916 - 2015) TITLE: Seated Nude MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few nail holes. Some scratches/paint losses (see pictures carefully). No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 28 x 22 inches / 71 x 55 cm FRAME SIZE: 31 x 25 inches / 78 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 128320 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter and master printmaker best known for his celebratory depictions of the African American woman, Eldzier Cortor was born in Richmond, Virginia, and raised in Chicago. Cortor went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in the 1930s worked as an easel painter for the Works Project Administration (WPA), depicting the lives of African Americans in Chicago's South Side. During this time, he helped establish the SouthSide Community Art Center.In the 1940s, two fellowships from the Rosenwald Foundation allowed Cortor to study the Gullah community on the Sea Islands of Georgia and South Carolina, and to paint its African American inhabitants. Cortor found inspiration in the island's people, heavily influenced by their African heritage. He also focused primarily on the female figure, stating: "the Black woman represents the Black race." Cortor returned time and again to the female figure reminiscent of his Gullah depictions, despite having lived in various countries of the African diaspora and changing artistic styles in the United States.

    Broward Auction Gallery LLC
  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme VI.
    Oct. 19, 2023

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme VI.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme VI. Color mezzotint with etching and aquatint, 1985. 591x770 mm; 23 1/4×30 3/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 6/125 in pencil, lower margin.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme IV.
    Oct. 19, 2023

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme IV.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme IV. Color mezzotint with etching and aquatint, 1985. 760x570 mm; 29 7/8×22 3/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 6/125 in pencil, lower margin.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme I.
    Oct. 19, 2023

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme I.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme I. Color mezzotint with etching and aquatint, 1985. 610x420 mm; 24x16 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 19/125 in pencil, lower margin.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Two Women with Earrings.
    Oct. 19, 2023

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Two Women with Earrings.

    Est: $25,000 - $35,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Two Women with Earrings. Oil on linen canvas, 2005. 457x305 mm; 18x12 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "oil/canvas" and "12x18" in ink on the upper stretcher bar, verso. Provenance: estate of the artist, New York. This elegant painting comes from the latter part of Eldzier Cortor's decades-long series celebrating the form and beauty of African American women. Cortor painted such figures in his Classical Composition and Classical Study series beginning in the 1960s and continued through the 2000s. Beyond his early academic training at the Art Institute of Chicago, these paintings show the influence of his study of African sculpture, 19th-century French painting, and his travels to the Sea Islands and West Indies. Unlike his social realist counterparts, Cortor investigated both the formalism and symbolism of the African American female figure.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Sepia Odalisque I
    May. 20, 2023

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Sepia Odalisque I

    Est: $3,500 - $4,500

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Sepia Odalisque I c. 1970s etching and aquatint on cream wove paper 20 x 15 inches (image) full margins 30 x 22-1/8 inches (sheet) signed, titled and numbered 9/35

    Black Art Auction
  • Untitled (Figures in a Landscape)
    May. 19, 2023

    Untitled (Figures in a Landscape)

    Est: $60,000 - $80,000

    Eldzier Cortor 1916 - 2015 Untitled (Figures in a Landscape) signed (along the tacking edge) oil on canvas 33½ by 58½ in. 85.1 by 148.6 cm. Executed circa 1970.

    Sotheby's
  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Composition/Jewels.
    Apr. 06, 2023

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Composition/Jewels.

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Composition/Jewels. Relief etching on ivory wove paper, 1985. 521x460 mm; 20 1/2x18 1/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 8/12 in pencil, lower margin. Other impressions of this print are in the collections of the the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. VII.
    Apr. 06, 2023

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. VII.

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Jewels/Theme No. VII. Color mezzotint with etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper, 1985. 581x533 mm; 22 7/8x21 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 3/125 in pencil, lower margin. Other impressions of this print are in the collections of the Amon Carter Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

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  • ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Trilogy No. 1
    Apr. 06, 2023

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Trilogy No. 1

    Est: $35,000 - $50,000

    ELDZIER CORTOR (1916 - 2015) Trilogy No. 1 Oil on linen canvas, 2014. 914x559 mm; 36x22 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. Signed, titled and inscribed "oil painting" and "36x22" inches in ink on the upper stretcher bar, verso. Provenance: estate of the artist, New York. Trilogy No. 1 is a significant and beautiful example of Eldzier Cortor's late career oil painting. It demonstrates the remarkable continuity of his practice. In the summer of 2014, at the age of 98, Cortor completed his Trilogy series of oil paintings, each a composition of a trio of women - invoking the classical subject of the three graces. The artist described this trio as the "3 goddess of art: truth, beauty and goodness." The subject fits into Eldzier Cortor's over six decades-long series of "classical compositions" celebrating the form and beauty of African-American women. With his characteristic dense layering of brush and palette work, this composition show the influences of his study of African sculpture and 19th-century French painting. Unlike his social realist counterparts, Cortor investigated both the formalism and symbolism of the African-American female figure.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, L'Abbatoire No. III
    Nov. 19, 2022

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, L'Abbatoire No. III

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 L'Abbatoire No. III c. 1967 aquatint and spit-bite etching 13-3/4 x 20-1/4 inches, full margins signed and titled AP out of and edition of 100

    Black Art Auction
  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Compositional Image 2
    Nov. 19, 2022

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Compositional Image 2

    Est: $15,000 - $25,000

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Compositional Image 2 c. 1970 Oil on canvas 11 x 14 inches Signed. Additionally signed and titled on stretcher. Provenance: The Collection of Philip J. and Suzanne Schiller, Highland Park, IL.

    Black Art Auction
  • Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Composition
    Nov. 19, 2022

    Eldzier Cortor, 1916-2015, Composition

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Eldzier Cortor 1916-2015 Composition c. 1949-51 Watercolor on wove paper 22-5/8 x 15-1/2 inches Signed in watercolor lower right. Signed, titled and inscribed "watercolor" and "Haiti" in ink on the cardboard backboard

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