$3,750
Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917-2000), "Builders No. 3"-1974, serigraph on American Etching paper, edition noted, titled, signed and dated in graphite in lower margin "134/150 Builders No 3 Jacob Lauren- 1974". Synthetic Cubist print with social-realist undertones depicting construction laborers, or builders, at work with chisels and hammers as a man with a child on his shoulders and a well-dressed woman pass by. Framed approximately 36.5" x 28.25". Sight approximately 31" x 22". Provenance: Endue Graphics, Forest Hills, New York; whereby acquired by the private collection of Dr. & Mrs. Calvin Wayne McLarin, Atlanta, Georgia. Copy or purchase receipt available upon request. Note: Jacob Lawrence is perhaps best known for his "Migration Series" and "War Series" in which he brought the African American experience to life. Lawrence's works are featured in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the Phillips Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-06-25
