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  • Nathaniel Bustion, 1950-2022, The Mask Series
    Mar. 15, 2025

    Nathaniel Bustion, 1950-2022, The Mask Series

    Est: $600 - $800

    Nathaniel Bustion 1950-2022 The Mask Series 1985 screenprint 14-1/4 x 17-1/4 inches (image), full margins signed and titled, AP Provenance: private collection, Los Angeles, CA

    Black Art Auction
  • Nathaniel (Sonny) Bustion Bobo Festival Series IV.7., 1991
    Apr. 20, 2024

    Nathaniel (Sonny) Bustion Bobo Festival Series IV.7., 1991

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Nathaniel (Sonny) Bustion (American, b. 1942) Bobo Festival Series IV.7., 1991 Screenprint on paper ed. 56 of 100 Signed and dated in pencil Nathaniel Bustion 1991 ©, lower right Titled in pencil, lower left.

    Larsen Art Auction
  • Nathaniel (Sonny) Bustion (American, b.1942) Pottery Centerpiece
    Nov. 13, 2022

    Nathaniel (Sonny) Bustion (American, b.1942) Pottery Centerpiece

    Est: $300 - $500

    Nathaniel (Sonny) Bustion (American, b.1942) Pottery Centerpiece 1973, incised signature and date to underside, shaped slab having incised decoration mounted on a turned base Property from: an Oak Park, Illinois estate Category: Fine Art > Sculpture Estimated Sale Time: 2:01 pm CST Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Illinois (8.25%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs: Photograph #1 Photograph #2 Photograph #3 Photograph #4 Photograph #5 Last modified: October 26, 2022, 2:12 pm

    Leonard Auction
  • NATHANIEL (SONNY) BUSTION (1942 - ) Untitled.
    Oct. 06, 2022

    NATHANIEL (SONNY) BUSTION (1942 - ) Untitled.

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    NATHANIEL (SONNY) BUSTION (1942 - ) Untitled. Oil on two joined pieces of cotton canvas, 1972. 1727x1372 mm; 68x54 inches. Signed and dated in spray paint and signed again in red ink, verso. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, private collection, California. This expressive and experimental painting is the largest and most significant artwork of Nathaniel Bustion to come to auction. The same year Bustion's work was included in the important exhibition Los Angeles 1972: A Panorama of Black Artists at LACMA. He was also included in Samella Lewis and Ruth Waddy's 1972 survey Black Artists on Art, Volume 2. Bustion is known for his diverse work in painting, sculpture and ceramics, often using mixed media in clay, concrete, wood, and copper, and printmaking. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, he attended Colorado State University, Belgium Antwerp Academy of Art and the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. An active presence in the Los Angeles area, Bustion had a solo exhibition of his paintings, ceramics and drawings in 1971 at the Brockman Gallery, a two person 1975 exhibition at Loyola Marymount University with Stanley C. Wilson and a 1976 four person exhibition at the University of Southern California with Alonzo Davis, Betye Saar and Stanley C. Wilson. He taught at the Otis Institute, Los Angeles City College, and Pomona College. More recently, Bustion was included in the important 2008 exhibition at Jack Tilton Gallery L.A. Object and David Hammons Body Prints, and the subsequent catalogue, published in 2011. Lewis/Waddy p. 114 and 135; Tilton/Charwood pp. 312-15, 403, 408 and 409.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Nathaniel (Sonny) Bustion, b. 1942, Ceramic planter
    Jun. 04, 2022

    Nathaniel (Sonny) Bustion, b. 1942, Ceramic planter

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Nathaniel (Sonny) Bustion b. 1942 Ceramic planter 1976 ceramic vase, hand painted and glazed 15 inches (high) 12 inches (diameter) signed "Sonny Bustion" and dated Provenance: private collection, Los Angeles, CA

    Black Art Auction
  • Nathaniel Bustion, b. 1942, Mask Series II
    Mar. 12, 2022

    Nathaniel Bustion, b. 1942, Mask Series II

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Nathaniel Bustion b. 1942 Mask Series II 1983 collograph 17 3/4 x 10 inches signed, dated, titled, AP

    Black Art Auction
  • Nathaniel Bustion, b. 1942, Mask Series II
    Mar. 12, 2022

    Nathaniel Bustion, b. 1942, Mask Series II

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Nathaniel Bustion b. 1942 Mask Series II 1983 collograph 17 3/'4 x 10 inches signed, dated, titled, AP

    Black Art Auction
  • Nathaniel Bustion, b.1942, Bongowa Mask
    Mar. 12, 2022

    Nathaniel Bustion, b.1942, Bongowa Mask

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Nathaniel Bustion b.1942 Bongowa Mask 1982 collograph 29 1/2 x 20 inches signed , AP

    Black Art Auction
  • Nathaniel Bustion (American, b. 1942)
    Feb. 13, 2021

    Nathaniel Bustion (American, b. 1942)

    Est: $600 - $800

    DESCRIPTION: Nathaniel Bustion (American, b. 1942). Mono collograph. "Ife Mask 3". Signed, dated, and copyrighted lower right. Titled and numbered AP T/5 lower left. MEASUREMENTS: 18-1/2" high x 14-1/2" wide; overall with frame 31-5/8" high x 25-1/2" wide. CONDITION: Very good. Discoloration and loss of paint to frame. IMPORTANT: Before bidding, please read the terms and conditions. When you registered for the auction you agreed to these terms and will be required to comply with them.

    Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
  • NATHANIEL BUSTION (1942 - ) Untitled.
    Jan. 30, 2020

    NATHANIEL BUSTION (1942 - ) Untitled.

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    NATHANIEL BUSTION (1942 - ) Untitled. Mixed media, including pastels, ink and stencil, on board, 1970. 1054x724 mm; 41 1/2x28 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in white crayon, lower right. Provenance: Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles; the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., Chicago. The typed company label lists the artist care of the Brockman Gallery. Nathaniel Bustion is known for his diverse work in painting, sculpture and ceramics, often using mixed media in clay, concrete, wood, and copper, and printmaking. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, he attended Colorado State University, Belgium Antwerp Academy of Art and the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. An active presence in the Los Angeles area, Bustion had a solo exhibition of his paintings, ceramics and drawings in 1971 at the Brockman Gallery, a two person 1975 exhibition at Loyola Marymount University with Stanley C. Wilson and a 1976 four person exhibition at the University of Southern California with Alonzo Davis, Betye Saar and Stanley C. Wilson. He taught at the Otis Institute, Los Angeles City College, and Pomona College. His artwork has been included in Los Angeles 1972: A Panorama of Black Artists at LACMA and numerous other museum exhibitions. Bustion was included in Samella Lewis and Ruth Waddy's 1972 survey Black Artists on Art, Volume 2. More recently, Bustion was included in the important 2008 exhibition at Jack Tilton Gallery L.A. Object and David Hammons Body Prints, and the subsequent catalogue, published in 2011. Lewis/Waddy p. 114 and 135; Tilton/Charwood pp. 312-15, 403, 408 and 409.

    Swann Auction Galleries
  • Nathaniel Bustion Hand Signed Offset Print
    May. 13, 2018

    Nathaniel Bustion Hand Signed Offset Print

    Est: $150 - $300

    "Tribal Meeting", 1992. Pencil numbered 173/ 900, titled, signed, and dated 1992 along bottom margin. Custom mahogany frame. 17.5" x 30.5" mat opening; 27.5" x 40.5" frame

    District Auction
  • NATHANIEL BUSTION (1942 - ) Bobo Festival Series 1.
    Apr. 06, 2017

    NATHANIEL BUSTION (1942 - ) Bobo Festival Series 1.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    NATHANIEL BUSTION (1942 - ) Bobo Festival Series 1. Screenprint on cream wove paper, circa 1978-90. 521x381 mm; 20 1/2x15 inches, full margins. Artist''s proof, aside of an unknown edition. Signed, titled and inscribed "Artist Proof" in pencil, lower margin. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; Miriam Matthews, Los Angeles; thence by descent to the current owner. Nathaniel Bustion is known for his work in painting, sculpture and ceramics, often using mixed media in clay, concrete, wood, and copper, and printmaking. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, he attended Colorado State University, Belgium Antwerp Academy of Art and the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. An active Los Angeles area artist through the 1970s, Bustion exhibited at the Brockman Gallery, the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery and Heritage Gallery, and taught at the Otis Institute, Los Angeles City College, and Pomona College. His artwork has been included in numerous museum group exhibitions including the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the California African American Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Riverside Art Center and the Studio Museum in Harlem.

    Swann Auction Galleries
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