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  • Berry Horton, Untitled. Circa 1970s.
    Feb. 05, 2026

    Berry Horton, Untitled. Circa 1970s.

    Est: $600 - $800

    Berry Horton 1917-1987 Untitled. Circa 1970s. Ink on paper. Signed in ink, lower right recto.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Berry Horton, 1917-1987, Untitled, portrait of a woman
    Dec. 13, 2025

    Berry Horton, 1917-1987, Untitled, portrait of a woman

    Est: $300 - $500

    Berry Horton 1917-1987 Untitled, portrait of a woman c. 1970 pen, ink and gouache on gold finished paper 9 x 8 inches (image) 11 x 8 1/2 inches (sheet) signed

    Black Art Auction
  • Berry Horton, 1917-1987, untitled, portrait of a man
    Mar. 15, 2025

    Berry Horton, 1917-1987, untitled, portrait of a man

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    Berry Horton 1917-1987 untitled, portrait of a man 1960-1970 charcoal drawing on paper 30 x 22 inches signed Provenance: private collection, Chicago, IL

    Black Art Auction
  • Berry Horton, 1917-1987, untitled, Head of a Man
    Dec. 14, 2024

    Berry Horton, 1917-1987, untitled, Head of a Man

    Est: $700 - $900

    Berry Horton 1917-1987 untitled, Head of a Man c.1960 mixed media on paper 10-3/4 x 7-3/4 inches (image) signed Provenance: private collection, Chicago, IL

    Black Art Auction
  • Berry Horton, 1917-1987, untitled, Head of a Woman
    Dec. 14, 2024

    Berry Horton, 1917-1987, untitled, Head of a Woman

    Est: $700 - $900

    Berry Horton 1917-1987 untitled, Head of a Woman c. 1950 dry brush in black and sanguine 10 x 7-1/2 inches (image) signed Provenance: private collection, Chicago, IL

    Black Art Auction
  • BERRY HORTON (1917-1987) Untitled.
    Aug. 22, 2024

    BERRY HORTON (1917-1987) Untitled.

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    BERRY HORTON (1917-1987) Untitled. Ink on paper. 279x215 mm; 11x8½ inches (sheet). Signed in ink, lower right recto. Provenace: ex-collection of Susan Cayton Woodson (1918–2013); ex-collection of Eugene Foney (1950-2020); private collection, New York.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • BERRY HORTON (1917-1987) Untitled
    Aug. 22, 2024

    BERRY HORTON (1917-1987) Untitled

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    BERRY HORTON (1917-1987) Untitled Ink on paper. 279x215 mm; 11x8½ inches (sheet). Provenance: ex-collection of Susan Cayton Woodson (1918–2013); ex-collection of Eugene Foney (1950-2020); private collection, New York. Born in Chicago, Berry Horton began pursuing life as an artist after a tour with the U.S. Navy. He became closely involved with the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC), a WPA-sponsored project launched in 1940 to serve the largely African-American neighborhood of Bronzeville on Chicago's south side. For Horton, the SSCAC provided a community of artists and mentors, as well as artistic inspiration from the glamour of its annual Artists and Models Ball. In order to support himself, Horton produced portraits, street scenes, murals and commercial illustration. He also worked as a model at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he was exposed to a wide range of art. As a participant in Chicago's African-American art scene, Horton was close to prominent figures such as artist/designer William McBride Jr. (1912-2000), with whom he collaborated on design projects. His commissions included a mural for the headquarters of the Airline Pilots Association at 5440 Cicero Avenue (now demolished) and a portrait of Fredrick Douglass at the DuSable Museum of African American History. In a sign of how much Horton was respected, Dr. Margaret Burroughs (1917-2010), who helped found both the SSCAC and the DuSable Museum, spoke at his 1987 memorial. Despite these connections, Horton never had a proper studio and exhibited little if any during his lifetime. After Horton's death, a portfolio containing some 150 of his drawings, many of which reflect his involvement with Chicago's LGBTQ African-American community and his transgressive vision of human sexuality, was preserved by Susan Cayton Woodson (1918–2013), a prominent African-American art collector and dealer in Chicago. Later, the drawings were acquired from Woodson by Eugene Foney (1950-2020), an influential art dealer, curator and promotor of African-American art. In 2016, am exhibition of Horton's drawings was held at Redbud Gallery in Houston. In 2022, a selection of his drawings was included in "Emergence: Intersection at the Center," an exhibition at the SSCAC on the history of Chicago's Black LGBTQ artists.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Berry Horton, Female portrait
    Oct. 11, 2022

    Berry Horton, Female portrait

    Est: $300 - $500

    Berry Horton Female portrait 1950 ink on paper 12 h × 7.75 w in (30 × 20 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'E. Horton. 50'. This work will ship from Toomey & Co. in Chicago, Illinois.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Berry Horton, (American, 1917-1987), Portraits (a pair of works), a pair of original screens used for producing screenprints, 35.5"...
    Dec. 02, 2017

    Berry Horton, (American, 1917-1987), Portraits (a pair of works), a pair of original screens used for producing screenprints, 35.5"...

    Est: $300 - $500

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987) Portraits (a pair of works) a pair of original screens used for producing screenprints 35.5" x 27"

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Berry Horton, (American, 1917-1987), Head of a Woman and Standing Nude (Lot of 2 works), watercolor and oil sketch (respectively), 9...
    Mar. 18, 2017

    Berry Horton, (American, 1917-1987), Head of a Woman and Standing Nude (Lot of 2 works), watercolor and oil sketch (respectively), 9...

    Est: $400 - $600

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987) Head of a Woman and Standing Nude (Lot of 2 works) watercolor and oil sketch (respectively) c. 1950 each signed 9'' x 7" / 16.25" x 8"

    Ripley Auctions
  • Berry Horton, (American, 1917-1987), Head of a Woman and Standing Nude, c. 1960, watercolor and oil sketch (respectively), 9" x 7" /...
    Dec. 05, 2015

    Berry Horton, (American, 1917-1987), Head of a Woman and Standing Nude, c. 1960, watercolor and oil sketch (respectively), 9" x 7" /...

    Est: $600 - $800

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987) Head of a Woman and Standing Nude, c. 1960 watercolor and oil sketch (respectively) each signed 9" x 7" / 16.25" x 8"

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Berry Horton, (American, 1917-1987), Street Scene, c. 1960, watercolor on paper, 7" x 17"
    Dec. 05, 2015

    Berry Horton, (American, 1917-1987), Street Scene, c. 1960, watercolor on paper, 7" x 17"

    Est: $350 - $450

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987) Street Scene, c. 1960 watercolor on paper signed 7" x 17"

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987), Nudes
    Jun. 01, 2014

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987), Nudes

    Est: $600 - $900

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987), "Nudes" (a pair of works), c. 1950; watercolor, 19.5" x 12", signed.

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987)
    Jun. 01, 2014

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987)

    Est: $200 - $300

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987) "Untitled," 1955, watercolor, 11" x 8.5", signed and dated lower right, framed

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • BERRY HORTON Calypso.
    Jun. 28, 2012

    BERRY HORTON Calypso.

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    BERRY HORTON Calypso. Acrylic on board. 324x273 mm; 12 3/4x10 3/4 inches. Signed and titled in white crayon, verso.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Berry Horton
    Sep. 12, 2010

    Berry Horton

    Est: $300 - $500

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987) "Study for Lincoln Park Zoo," c. 1940, watercolor, 7" x 10", signed and titled, framed

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
  • Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987) "Nudes," c.
    Dec. 07, 2008

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987) "Nudes," c.

    Est: $600 - $900

    Berry Horton (American, 1917-1987) "Nudes," c. 1948, pair of watercolors (one shown), 18" x 11", both signed, framed

    Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
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