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A blog that describes the efforts of a small group of individuals to preserve the French gravesite, and the memory, of painter Beauford Delaney. Patricia Scipio-Brim was an avid collector of postwar and contemporary Black art focusing on abstraction. On February 6, , Swann Auction Galleries hosted a sale of works from her collection.

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The yellow, blue, and red abstraction is dated , the year Beauford attempted suicide. Biographer David Leeming wrote that friends took Beauford to San Telmo, Spain after his return from his traumatic trip to Greece and that with the help of Bernice O'Reilly and Gita Boggs, he "managed to maintain a certain calm, and even began to do some watercolors.

The words "Clamart, Seine" beneath Beauford's signature could easily signify two important events that took place during the summer of that year - the arrival of James and Gloria Jones in Paris they lived on the Ile Saint-Louis in the middle of the Seine River and the return of James Baldwin to Clamart. Beauford spent a great deal of time with all three of them, and the Joneses commissioned several paintings from him.

This abstract was part of the collection of Gloria Jones. Post a Comment. Join us in making this video tribute to Beauford a reality! Among them were two works on paper by Beauford. No comments:. Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. He was a great teacher and a great listener. He was psychologically troubled, yet a profound inspiration to many.

His life and his talent were gifts to the world.