Emilio Cruz Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Emilio Cruz Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 18, 2024
Emilio Cruz (American, 1938-2004) Untitled, 1965
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Emilio Cruz (American, 1938-2004) Untitled, 1965 pastel on paper signed Emilio Cruz and dated (lower right) 11 3/4 x 15 inches. Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, New York David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan Private Collection
Hindman
Jun. 26, 2024
Untitled Narrative Surr...
Est: $400 - $600
ARTIST UNKNOWN (American, 20th century). Untitled Narrative Surrealism. [Ca. 1960s]. Oil on burlap laid and stretched over ¾” plywood. 24 x 40". Unframed. Provenance: Derek Joshua Beard. Beard was a private collector, art dealer (and artist) specializing in African American fine and decorative arts. Light surface dirt. Left edge of plywood has minor splitting. Staples on left rusted. Some minor burlap loss at sides and edges. Very good condition.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Dec. 14, 2023
Emilio Cruz (American, 1938-2004) Untitled, 1965
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Emilio Cruz (American, 1938-2004) Untitled, 1965 pastel on paper signed Emilio Cruz and dated (lower right) 11 3/4 x 15 inches.
Hindman
Oct. 06, 2022
EMILIO CRUZ (1938 - 2004) Untitled (Nudes).
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
EMILIO CRUZ (1938 - 2004) Untitled (Nudes). Color pastels on tan wove paper, 1966. 482x626 mm; 19x24 5/8 inches. Signed and dated in pastel, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 11, 2022
Emilio Cruz (American, 1938-2004) Metamorphosis in Music, 1980
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Emilio Cruz (American, 1938-2004) Metamorphosis in Music, 1980 oil on canvas signed Emilio Cruz (verso) 72 1/4 x 84 inches. Provenance: Nancy Lurie Gallery, Chicago Household International, Mettawa, Illinois
Hindman
Mar. 31, 2022
EMILIO CRUZ (1938 - 2004) Untitled (Three Figures).
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
EMILIO CRUZ (1938 - 2004) Untitled (Three Figures). Color pastels on wove paper, 1963. 387x596 mm; 15 1/4x23 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in pastel, lower right. Provenance: private collection, New York; private collection, New Jersey (1978).
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 21, 2021
EMILIO CRUZ (1938-2004) Four Figures.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
EMILIO CRUZ (1938-2004) Four Figures. Oil on paper mounted on board. 400x500 mm; 15 3/4x19 3/4 inches. With a Museum of Modern Art Lending Service, New York label on the frame back. Circa 1963. Provenance: Aquired from the artist, New York. A New York native, Cruz began his career associated with New York artists Lester Johnson (1919-2010, see lots 202-214), Jan Muller and Bob Thompson--artists who all applied the principles of Abstract Expressionism to figurative imagery. Of Cuban descent, Cruz spent the majority of his life in New York, excluding the 1970s when he taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work is also found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York and the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 21, 2021
EMILIO CRUZ (1938-2004) Figural Composition.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EMILIO CRUZ (1938-2004) Figural Composition. Felt-tip pen and ink and wash on cream wove paper. 455x610 mm; 18x24 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower right recto. 1962. Provenance: Aquired from the artist, New York. A New York native, Cruz began his career associated with New York artists Lester Johnson (1919-2010, see lots 202-214), Jan Muller and Bob Thompson--artists who all applied the principles of Abstract Expressionism to figurative imagery. Of Cuban descent, Cruz spent the majority of his life in New York, excluding the 1970s when he taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work is also found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York and the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 13, 2019
EMILIO CRUZ Nudes in a Landscape.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
EMILIO CRUZ Nudes in a Landscape. Color pastels on heavy brownish wove paper, 1965. 310x436 mm; 12x17 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right recto. Ex-collection Zabriskie Gallery, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 13, 2019
EMILIO CRUZ Three Figures.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
EMILIO CRUZ Three Figures. Color pastels on cream wove paper, 1965. 295x365 mm; 11 1/2x14 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower right recto. Ex-collection Zabriskie Gallery, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 13, 2019
EMILIO CRUZ Four Nudes.
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
EMILIO CRUZ Four Nudes. Oil on paper mounted on board, circa 1963. 400x500 mm; 15 3/4x19 3/4 inches. With a Museum of Modern Art Art Lending Service, New York label on the frame back. Ex-collection Zabriskie Gallery, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 18, 2018
Emilio Cruz, (American, 1937 - 2004), Untitled, pastel on paper, 9 3/4 x 13 3/4in (25 x 35cm)
Est: $300 - $500
Emilio Cruz (American, 1937 - 2004) Untitled pastel on paper abstract figures in a colorful landscape, signed lower right and dated 65 9 3/4 x 13 3/4in (25 x 35cm) Provenance: with Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Andrew Jones Auctions
Jun. 14, 2018
EMILIO CRUZ Floating Figures.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
EMILIO CRUZ Floating Figures. Oil on canvas. 605x760 mm; 24x30 inches. Ex-collection Zabriskie Gallery, New York, with the inventory number on the upper stretcher bar, verso. Cruz (1938-2004) was an African-American artist of Cuban descent. He lived and worked most of his life in New York, studying at the Art Students League and The New School. He had his first solo exhibition at the Zabriskie Gallery in New York in 1963 amd exhibited widely throughout New York and Chicago (where he taught in the 1970s).
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 25, 2017
EMILIO CRUZ PASTEL "2 FIGURES"
Est: $400 - $600
CRUZ, Emilio, (American, 1937-2004): "2 Figures", Pastel, 9.25" x 13.25", signed lower right, dated '65, Zabriskie Gallery label affixed verso, framed 15.25" x 18.5".
Burchard Galleries Inc
Mar. 18, 2017
Emilio Cruz, (American, 1937-2004), Untitled, acrylic on canvas, 40" x 62"
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Emilio Cruz (American, 1937-2004) Untitled acrylic on canvas c. 1970 Signed and dated verso. 40" x 62"
Ripley Auctions
Sep. 03, 2015
Emilio Cruz (American, 1937-2004)
Est: $300 - $600
19-3/4" x 25-1/2" paper size "Portrait of Alitash Kebede", 1990. Pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right, Carson Mi-Teintes watermark along the right edge, floated in white wood frame with mat, overall 33-1/2" x 27-3/4". David Anderson Gallery label verso. Online Bidding and additional information at AspireAuctions.com
Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
Jun. 06, 2015
Emilio Cruz, (American, 1937-2004), Head, 1976, oil on canvas, 60" x 70"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Emilio Cruz (American, 1937-2004) Head, 1976 oil on canvas signed, titled and dated on verso 60" x 70"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
May. 28, 2015
Emilio Cruz (American, 1937-2004)
Est: $300 - $600
29-7/8 x 22-1/8" paper size"Visitors and Nomads", 1986. Pastel on wove paper, signed, titled, and dated in lower right corner, unframed. Martha Jackson and David Anderson Galleries labels verso. Online Bidding and additional information at AspireAuctions.com
Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
May. 28, 2015
Emilio Cruz (American, 1937-2004)
Est: $300 - $600
30" x 22" paper size"Pandora's Box", 1991. Pastel on BFK Rives paper, signed and dated in lower right corner, unframed. Online Bidding and additional information at AspireAuctions.com
Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
Apr. 02, 2015
EMILIO CRUZ (1937 - 2004) Frankly Miss Franklin is Frank.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EMILIO CRUZ (1937 - 2004) Frankly Miss Franklin is Frank. Color felt tip pens and ink, and pencil on cream wove paper, 1970. 610x483 mm; 24x19 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower right. Provenance; the Port Authority of New York art collection; acquired at Dawson's Auctions (1997), with the labels on the frame; private collection, New York; thence by descent to a private collection, New York. New York City native Emilio Cruz began his artistic career in the 1960s alongside artists such as Bob Thompson who applied the principles of Abstract Expressionism to figurative imagery. Cruz, an African-American of Cuban descent, spent the majority of his life in New York City, excluding the 1970s when he taught at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work is found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Studio Museum of Harlem, New York; the Hirschhorn Museum and the National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC. Biography courtesy of the estate of Emilio Cruz.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 24, 2015
Emilio Cruz (American, 1938-2004)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Three Figures. Oil on board, 1963. Signed and dated (l.r.). Sight size 16 x 20 inches. Framed.
Capo Auction
Apr. 05, 2014
EMILIO CRUZ (AMERICAN, 1937-2004) UNTITLED ABSTRACT FORMS.
Est: $200 - $400
EMILIO CRUZ (AMERICAN, 1937-2004) UNTITLED ABSTRACT FORMS. Acrylic on canvas, signed and inscribed with the artist's address on the reverse. Unframed 72" x 83.5"
SUSANIN'S
May. 22, 2004
EMILIO CRUZ (American b. 1937)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
EMILIO CRUZ (American b. 1937) Pop Art with Willam deKooning's Face, c.1960 Colored pencil and crayon on paper 22.5in. x 16.75in. (sight size) Signed lower right: Emilio Cruz Note: According to the artist, Willam deKooning's face is shown in the right background. Emilio Cruz, an African-American artist of Cuban descent, was associated in the mid-1960s with such figurative painters as Bob Thompson, Jan Maller and Lester Johnson. He credits a variety of influences, including Latin American, African, Egyptian and Native American art. His artwork is housed in the Smithsonian Museum.
Heritage Auctions
May. 22, 2004
EMILIO CRUZ (American b. 1937)
Est: $800 - $1,000
EMILIO CRUZ (American b. 1937) Seated Lady with a Turban, c. 1960 Pencil and crayon on paper 22.75in. x 16.6in. (sight size) Signed lower right: Emilio Cruz Emilio Cruz, an African-American artist of Cuban descent, was associated in the mid-1960s with such figurative painters as Bob Thompson, Jan Maller and Lester Johnson. He credits an amalgam of influences -- among them Latin American, African, Egyptian and Native American art. His artwork is housed in the Smithsonian Museum.
Heritage Auctions
May. 22, 2004
EMILIO CRUZ (American b. 1937)
Est: $800 - $1,000
EMILIO CRUZ (American b. 1937) Decadence #2, c. 1966 Crayon on paper 20.25in. x 15.5in. (sight size) Signed lower right: Emilio Cruz Verso label inscribed: title: Decadence #2 ca. 1966/ artist: Emilio Cruz/ medium: crayon/ size: 20 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches/ price $5000/ America's Pre-eminent black artist Emilio Cruz, an African-American artist of Cuban descent, was associated in the mid-1960s with such figurative painters as Bob Thompson, Jan Maller and Lester Johnson. He credits an amalgam of influences - among them Latin American, African, Egyptian and Native American art. His artwork is housed in the Smithsonian Museum.
Heritage Auctions