G. Caliman Coxe Paintings & Artwork for Sale | G. Caliman Coxe Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 14, 2024
Gloucester Caliman Coxe, 1907-1999, Exodus 14-9
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Gloucester Caliman Coxe 1907-1999 Exodus 14-9 1991 oil on canvas 12 x 9 inches signed signed, dated and titled verso Provenance: private collection, Louisville, KY Coxe is one of the artists included in Sarah Battle's ongoing oral history project on African American Louisville artists. Ms. Battle works in the educational division at the National Gallery of Art. Her project has brought to light a treasure trove of information about these artists, and we strongly encourage looking into it.
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Sep. 14, 2024
Gloucester Caliman Coxe, 1907-1999, Cosmos I
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Gloucester Caliman Coxe 1907-1999 Cosmos I 1994 oil on canvas with collage elements 24 x 24 inches signed signed, dated and titled verso Provenance: private collection, Louisville, KY Coxe is one of the artists included in Sarah Battle's ongoing oral history project on African American Louisville artists. Ms. Battle works in the educational division at the National Gallery of Art. Her project has brought to light a treasure trove of information about these artists, and we strongly encourage looking into it.
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Sep. 14, 2024
Gloucester Caliman Coxe, 1907-1999, Exodus #3
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Gloucester Caliman Coxe 1907-1999 Exodus #3 1993 oil on canvas 24 x 18 inches signed signed, dated and titled verso Provenance: private collection, Louisville, KY Coxe is one of the artists included in Sarah Battle's ongoing oral history project on African American Louisville artists. Ms. Battle works in the educational division at the National Gallery of Art. Her project has brought to light a treasure trove of information about these artists, and we strongly encourage looking into it.
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May. 20, 2023
G. (Gloucester) Caliman Coxe, 1907-1999, Exodus #16
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
G. (Gloucester) Caliman Coxe 1907-1999 Exodus #16 1980 oil on canvas 58-1/4 x 42-1/2 inches signed; exhibition tag with title and date on original painted frame The artist painted a solid green margin (including frame) in at least several works from the Exodus series, including this example. Catalog note: Coxe was known as the "dean" of African American artists in Louisville, as he was active early there as an abstract artist, influencing Sam Gilliam and Bob Thompson. This is an excellent example of his mature work.
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Mar. 12, 2022
G. Caliman Gloucester Coxe, 1907-1999, Exodus #5A
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
G. Caliman Gloucester Coxe 1907-1999 Exodus #5A 1980 mixed media; oil emulsion over vinyl, stretched across canvas (beveled stretcher) 43 x 25 1/2 inches stamped signature (by artist); title, date, signature written on verso of canvas, 6-1980 Catalog note: Coxe was known as the "dean" of African American artists in Louisville, as he was active early there as an abstract artist, influencing Sam Gilliam and Bob Thompson. Although this work was executed in 1980, the beveled canvas is reminiscent of the beveled canvases of Gilliam.
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Jan. 01, 2022
G. C. Coxe Abstract
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
G. Caliman Coxe, American, 1907-1999. A 1980's multicolor oil on canvas abstract in artist's frame. Stamped "G. Caliman Coxe" lower right, signed and titled "Exodus 12a" in artist's hand verso, with applied note dated "1980" top edge of frame. Some surface grunge and light scratches. Image 27 1/2 x 44 1/2" high, with an incorporated wooden frame with some paint loss, 29 1/2 x 46 1/2" high overall. ESTIMATE $1,000-2000
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Jan. 01, 2022
G. C. Coxe Abstract
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
G. Caliman Coxe, American, 1907-1999. A 20th century multicolor oil on canvas abstract in artist's frame. Stamped "G. Caliman Coxe" lower right, signed and titled "Exodus 5a" in artist's hand verso, with applied note dated "1985" right edge of frame. Some surface grunge, wrinkles and loss to paint particularly at image edges. Image 19 x 36 3/4" high, with an incorporated canvas wrapped wooden frame with some wear and paint loss, 25 1/4" x 43" high overall. ESTIMATE $1,000-2000
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Jan. 01, 2022
G. C. Coxe Abstract
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
G. Caliman Coxe, American, 1907-1999. A 20th century multicolor oil on canvas abstract with geometric design in artist's frame. Signed "G. Caliman Coxe", titled "Exodus 28" and dated "1980" in artist's hand verso. Some surface grunge, wrinkles and minor loss to paint. Image 21 1/2 x 91 1/2" high, with an incorporated wooden frame, 22 x 92" high overall. ESTIMATE $1,000-2000
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Jan. 01, 2021
G. C. Coxe Abstract
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
G. Caliman Coxe, American, 1907-1999. Abstract oil on canvas entitled "Ebony Plays". Signed "G. Caliman Coxe" lower right, additionally signed, titled and dated "72" in the artist's hand verso. Overall craquelure, surface grunge, some paint loss. Image 57 x 72" overall, unframed. ESTIMATE $1,000-2,000
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Jan. 01, 2021
G. C. Coxe Abstract
Est: $800 - $1,200
G. Caliman Coxe, American, 1907-1999. Abstract oil on canvas entitled "Exodus '85 #2". Signed "G. Caliman Coxe" lower right, additionally signed and titled in the artist's hand verso. Minor surface abrasions, some paint loss to "frame". Image 33 3/4 x 43 3/4" with an incorporated canvas wrapped wooden frame 35 1/2 x 45 1/2" overall. ESTIMATE $800-1,200
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Dec. 10, 2020
GLOUCESTER CALIMAN COXE (1907 - 1999) Artist’s Studio.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
GLOUCESTER CALIMAN COXE (1907 - 1999) Artist's Studio. Oil on masonite board, 1956. 1016x565 mm; 40x22 1/4 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. Signed and dated "Aug. 1956" in oil, upper left verso. Provenance: private collection, Louisville, Kentucky. For four decades, G. (Gloucester) Caliman Coxe was considered the dean of African-American artists in Louisville, Kentucky, an art scene in the 1950s and '60s that included Sam Gilliam, Bob Thompson, and Kenneth Victor Young. Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Coxe moved to Louisville in 1924 where his parents were accomplished watercolorists. He worked as an illustrator and display artist for the Lyric and Grand Theaters and an illustrator at the Fort Knox Training Aid Center, from which he retired after 20 years. He then entered the University of Louisville to study visual art in his forties. He was the first African American to receive a Hite Art Scholarship and its first African-American fine arts graduate. He exhibited throughout the South, including the 1972 solo exhibition Paintings by G. C. Coxe: 4 Phases at the Carl Van Vechten Gallery, Fisk University in Nashville, TN. His retrospective Rags and Wires, Sticks and Pantyhose Too was held at the Allen R. Hite Art Institute, The College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville in 1995.
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Jan. 30, 2020
GLOUCESTER CALIMAN COXE (1907 - 1999) From a Window.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
GLOUCESTER CALIMAN COXE (1907 - 1999) From a Window. Oil on cotton canvas, 1969. 1842x800 mm; 72 1/2x31 1/2 inches. Signed in oil, lower right. Provenance: the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., Chicago. For four decades, G. (Gloucester) Caliman Coxe was considered the dean of African-American artists in Louisville, Kentucky, an art scene in the 1950s and '60s that included Sam Gilliam, Bob Thompson, and Kenneth Victor Young. Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Coxe moved to Louisville in 1924 where his parents were accomplished watercolorists. He worked as an illustrator and display artist for the Lyric and Grand Theaters and an illustrator at the Fort Knox Training Aid Center, from which he retired after 20 years. He then entered the University of Louisville to study visual art in his forties. He was the first African American to receive a Hite Art Scholarship and its first African-American fine arts graduate. He exhibited throughout the South, including the 1972 solo exhibition Paintings by G. C. Coxe: 4 Phases at the Carl Van Vechten Gallery, Fisk University in Nashville, TN. His retrospective Rags and Wires, Sticks and Pantyhose Too was held at the Allen R. Hite Art Institute, The College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville in 1995.
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