Melvin Edwards Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Melvin Edwards Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 03, 2024
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Untitled (Self-Portrait).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Untitled (Self-Portrait). Intaglio on Arches paper, circa 1998. 502x654 mm; 19¾x25¾ inches, full margins. Signed and numbered 70/100 in pencil, lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 03, 2024
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Fragment and Shadows.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Fragment and Shadows. Stenciled cotton rag pulp on vellum sheet, 2001. 558x431 mm; 22x17 inches. Signed, dated, and numbered 12/20. Published by Dieu Donné, Brooklyn, NY. Additional impressions of this print are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 14, 2024
Melvin Edwards, b. 1937, Coco Variant
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
Melvin Edwards b. 1937 Coco Variant 1979 etching and aquatint 17-1/2 x 25-1/2 inches (image) full margins signed, dated, titled, dedicated, with Artist's Proof "To Warner and Jan from Mel and Jayne" Provenance: private collection, Atlanta, GA
Black Art Auction
Jun. 27, 2024
MELVIN EDWARDS - PREMONITIONS
Est: $800 - $1,200
Lot 104 Melvin Edwards American (b. 1937) Premonitions (2007) serigraph signed lower right margin, editioned 15/60 23 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches unframed
Capsule Gallery Auction
Jun. 11, 2024
Melvin Edwards, attribution, A Non-Pornographic Painting Revisited
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Melvin Edwards, attribution A Non-Pornographic Painting Revisited 1960 oil on canvas 24 h x 36 w in (61 x 91 cm) Signed to lower left 'M. Edwards'. Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Mel Edwards A Non-Pornographic Painting Revisited Melvin Edwards Spring 1960'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 02, 2023
Melvin Edwards, b. 1937, Monumental I
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Melvin Edwards b. 1937 Monumental I 2023 serigraph on light grey BFK Rives paper 30 x 22 inches signed, titled, dated, and numbered, 12/30
Black Art Auction
Dec. 02, 2023
Melvin Edwards, b. 1937, Transcendence
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Melvin Edwards b. 1937 Transcendence 2007 serigraph on BFK Rives paper 30 x 22 inches (sheet) signed and dated, numbered 9/50 Transcendence relates to a sculpture of the same title, which honors David Kearney McDonogh 1844, Lafayette Collegeâs first African American graduate. McDonogh was born into slavery, became a physician, practicing in New York City area. The sculpture project was proposed by Curlee Raven Holton, professor of art and founding director of the Collegeâs Experimental Printmaking Institute, EPI, with which Edwards has collaborated before. He served as artist-in-residence at EPI in 2004-05, supported by the David L. Temple Sr. and Helen J. Temple Visiting Lecture Series Fund. The sculpture is âabstract and symbolic, massive and upward-reaching, representing struggle and tension and achievement,â Holton said. He has created a print whose sales will support a scholarship in Edwardsâ name that will benefit students interested in graphic art. (from an article in The New York Times (2009)
Black Art Auction
Oct. 19, 2023
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Untitled (Self-Portrait).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Untitled (Self-Portrait). Intaglio on Arches paper, circa 1998. 502x654 mm; 19 3/4x25 3/4 inches, full margins. Signed and numbered 70/100 in pencil, lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 21, 2023
MELVIN EDWARDS, TEXAS SUNDAY BLUE, LITHOGRAPH
Est: $1,500 - $1,800
Artist: Melvin Edwards, American (1937 - ) Title: Texas Sunday Blue Year: 1991 Medium: Lithograph, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 15/30 Size: 43 in. x 31 in. (109.22 cm x 78.74 cm) Frame Size: 46 x 34 inches
RoGallery
May. 20, 2023
Mel Edwards, b. 1937, Monumental II
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Mel Edwards b. 1937 Monumental II 2023 serigraph 22 x 30 signed, titled, dated and numbered, 8/8
Black Art Auction
May. 20, 2023
Mel Edwards, b. 1937, Monumental I
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Mel Edwards b. 1937 Monumental I 2023 serigraph 30 x 22 inches signed, titled, dated, and numbered, 9/30
Black Art Auction
May. 18, 2023
MELVIN EDWARDS (b. 1937) Ile Ogun, Planetary, Road to Goma, Alterable [Four
Est: $120,000 - $180,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (b. 1937) Ile Ogun, Planetary, Road to Goma, Alterable [Four...
Christie's
Feb. 04, 2023
MELVIN EDWARDS, TEXAS SUNDAY BLUE, LITHOGRAPH
Est: $1,500 - $1,800
Artist: Melvin Edwards, American (1937 - ) Title: Texas Sunday Blue Year: 1991 Medium: Lithograph, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 15/30 Size: 43 in. x 31 in. (109.22 cm x 78.74 cm) Frame Size: 46 x 34 inches
RoGallery
Oct. 06, 2022
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Premonitions.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Premonitions. Color screenprint on Arches paper, 2007. 596x448 mm; 23 1/2x17 5/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 21/60 in pencil, lower margin. Printed at the Experimental Printmaking Institute, Lafayette College, PA. Another impression is in the collection of the Brooks Memphis Museum of Art, Memphis, TN.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 08, 2022
Melvin Edwards, For Giza
Est: $800 - $1,000
Melvin Edwards For Giza 1991 lithograph in colors 30 h × 22 w in (76 × 56 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower edge '14/50 for Giza 1991 Melvin Edwards' with blindstamp. Inscribed to verso 'Scholarship Edition R.C.I.P. 1-309'. This work is number 14 from the edition of 50 printed by Anya Szykitka and published by Brodsky Center at PAFA, Philadelphia. This work will ship from LAMA in Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Mar. 31, 2022
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) August Water #4.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) August Water #4. Acrylic spray paint, Chinese ink & enamel on wove paper, 1992. 432x356 mm; 17x14 inches. Initialed and dated in ink, lower right. Provenance: acquired from G. R. N'Namdi Gallery, Birmingham, MI, with the label on the frame back; private collection.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 12, 2022
Mel Edwards, b.1937, Inside Out
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Mel Edwards b.1937 Inside Out 2008 serigraph signed, titled, dated March 19, 2008, and numbered 14/16 28 x 38 inches
Black Art Auction
Oct. 07, 2021
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Untitled.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Untitled. Color lithograph on wove paper, 1998. 753x539 mm; 29 5/8x21 1/4 inches. Signed, dated and numbered 12/80 in pencil, lower edge. Provenance: Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, with the gallery label on the frame back; private collection, Pennsylvania.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 06, 2021
Melvin Edwards American, b. 1937 Nyam, 2006
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Melvin Edwards American, b. 1937 Nyam, 2006 Signed and dated MEdwards/2006 and inscribed as titled on the reverse Welded steel and found objects 9 x 7 x 4 1/2 inches (22.8 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 17, 2021
Melvin Edwards, b. 1937, Untitled
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Melvin Edwards b. 1937 Untitled 1998 color lithograph 29 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches signed in pencil and dated, with "A/P"
Black Art Auction
Apr. 22, 2021
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Untitled (Self-Portrait).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Untitled (Self-Portrait). Intaglio on Arches paper, circa 1998. 500x635 mm; 20x26 inches, full margins. Signed and numbered 34/100 in pencil, lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 20, 2021
Melvin Edwards American, b. 1937 Maquette for 'Passage', 1989-91
Est: $20,000 - $40,000
Melvin Edwards American, b. 1937 Maquette for 'Passage', 1989-91 Signed and dated Melvin Edwards 1989-91 and inscribed Passage Welded steel 12 x 14 1/2 x 12 inches (30.5 x 36.9 x 30.5) Provenance: Leon M. Goldstein, former President of Kingsborough Community College and former acting Chancellor of the City University of New York Thence by descent to the estate Exhibited: Brooklyn, NY, Kingsborough Art Museum, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY, Passages: Sculptures and Prints 1989-2017, Apr.16 - May 18, 2016 This work is a maquette for Passage, which currently is on-site at CUNY/Kingsborough College, Brooklyn. C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Feb. 06, 2021
Melvin Edwards, b. 1937, Untitled
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Melvin Edwards b. 1937 Untitled 1998 color lithograph 29 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches signed in pencil and dated, with "A/P"
Black Art Auction
Feb. 06, 2021
Mel Edwards, b.1937, Inside Out
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Mel Edwards b.1937 Inside Out 2008 serigraph signed, titled, dated March 19, 2008, and numbered 14/16 28 x 38 inches
Black Art Auction
Feb. 06, 2021
Melvin Edwards, b. 1937, Fragment and Shadows
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Melvin Edwards b. 1937 Fragment and Shadows 2001 stenciled cotton rag pulp on vellum sheet 22 x 17 inches signed, dated and numbered 5/20
Black Art Auction
Nov. 22, 2020
MEL EDWARDS (American, b. 1937), ARTIST'S PROOF
Est: $400 - $600
untitled abstract color lithograph overall: 29-3/4 x 21-1/4 in., framed composition in black on red and orange ground; pencil signed lower right, ed. A/P and dated 1998 lower left aka Melvin Edwards (b. Houston, Texas) Limited Preview: Please note that this auction has a limited in-person preview. Not all items may be on display in the saleroom, if you wish to view a particular item in-person we strongly suggest contacting the gallery in advance of your visit.
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 14, 2020
Mel Edwards, b. 1937, Transcendence Blue, Serigraph with silver, 24 x 18 inches
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Mel Edwards b. 1937 Transcendence Blue Serigraph with silver 2007 signed, titled, and dated 2/26/2007. Artist Proof. 24 x 18 inches (image), 30 x 22 inches (sheet). Mel Edwards was born and raised in Houston, but was given a football scholarship to play at the University of Southern California. Upon arriving at the school, he abandoned sports and began studying art. Edwards' work was born of conflict: the prevailing modern art movement was toward abstraction and the non-objective while he was a student, but he believed art had been made throughout history for a reason and to tell a story. He also faced pressure as an African American artist to present a narrative of racial status. His welded steel Lynch Fragments consolidated those disparate mindsets. His compositions were balanced and pure, yet presented a narrative that was at once current and historical. Edwards found he could present similarly strong images in two-dimensional printmaking as well. In 2008, Edwards' 16 foot tall stainless steel sculpture, Transcendence, was installed on the campus of Lafayette College in Easton, PA. The project was proposed by Curlee Raven Holton, professor of art and founding director of the Experimental Printmaking Institute (EPI). Holton and Edwards had collaborated previously in 2004-2005, when Edwards served as artist-in-residence at EPI. This print was executed and sold to support a scholarship in Edwards' name for students interested in graphic arts. 24 x 18 inches
Black Art Auction
Jul. 11, 2020
Melvin Edwards, b. 1937, Untitled, mixed media diptych, 21.25 x 29.5 inches (each sheet)
Est: $700 - $900
Melvin Edwards b. 1937 Untitled mixed media diptych Melvin Edwards and Jayne Cortez 1988 Signed, dated and numbered 90/90 Provenance: The collection of E.J. Montgomery Edwards and Cortez were married in 1975, and occasionally collaborated, with Edwards providing visual art to accompany Cortez's poems or writings. This work features two poems by Cortez. Stockpiling comments on the decadence of a majority society, calling people to come forward and make a change, and addresses the pressure to conform. Deadly Radiation Blues criticizes the ecological devastation to which humans have subjected the planet. 21.25 x 29.5 inches (each sheet)
Black Art Auction
Nov. 24, 2019
Melvin Edwards and Jayne Cortez Diptych
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Melvin Edwards (b. 1937) and Jayne Cortez (1934-2012) Untitled, 1998 mixed media collage on paper signed and dated, 10/2/98 21-1/4 x 29-1/2 (each sheet)
Treadway Gallery
Oct. 04, 2018
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Lusaka.
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Lusaka. Welded steel, 1980. Approximately 317x241x178 mm; 12 1/2x9 1/2x7 inches. Signed, titled and dated in steel, verso. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, New York (1984). Melvin Edwards' series Lynch Fragments, spans over three periods throughout his career: the early 1960s, during the Civil Rights movement, where he was responding to the violence of blacks in America; the 1970s and United States' controversial involvement in the Vietnam War; and from 1978 to the present, where he explores a variety of themes. Edward's work reflects his engagement with the history of race, labor, violence, as well as with the themes of the African diaspora. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Studio Museum of Harlem, Brooklyn Museum, New York, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 23, 2018
Melvin Edwards, Texas Sunday Blue, Lithograph
Est: $1,500 - $1,800
Artist: Melvin Edwards, American (1937 - ) Title: Texas Sunday Blue Year: 1991 Medium: Lithograph, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 15/30 Size: 43 in. x 31 in. (109.22 cm x 78.74 cm) Frame Size: 46 x 34 inches
RoGallery
May. 17, 2018
MELVIN EDWARDS | Untitled
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
watercolor and ink on paper
Sotheby's
Feb. 28, 2018
Melvin Edwards, For Giza, Lithograph,
Est: $500 - $600
Artist: Melvin Edwards, American (1937 - ) Title: For Giza Year: 1991 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 10/50 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches Size: 30 x 22.5 in. (76.2 x 57.15 cm) Frame Size:
RoGallery
May. 24, 2017
Melvin Edwards, Texas Sunday Blue, Lithograph
Est: $1,500 - $1,800
Artist: Melvin Edwards, American (1937 - ) Title: Texas Sunday Blue Year: 1991 Medium: Lithograph, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 15/30 Size: 43 in. x 31 in. (109.22 cm x 78.74 cm) Frame Size: 46 x 34 inches
RoGallery
Jul. 10, 2016
Melvin Edwards (b. 1937) "For Giza", 1991
Est: $200 - $300
Melvin Edwards (American, b. 1937) "For Giza", 1991, color lithograph, titled, dated, signed and numbered "RI". Size: 30" x 22.25", 76 x 57 cm (sheet). Provenance: Bob Brand and Liz Werthan, Philadelphia.
Material Culture
Apr. 30, 2016
Melvin Edwards (American, b. 1937) Original Lithograph
Est: $500 - $700
Melvin Edwards (American, b. 1937) Untitled (Abstract Composition), 1998, color lithograph, from an edition of 80, signed, numbered and dated. Size: 30" x 21.25", 76 x 54 cm (sheet). Provenance: Bob Brand and Liz Werthan, Philadelphia.
Material Culture
Oct. 21, 2015
Melvin Edwards, For Giza, Lithograph
Est: $600 - $900
Artist: Melvin Edwards, American (1937 - ) Title: For Giza Year: 1991 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 10/50 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches Size: 30 x 22.5 in. (76.2 x 57.15 cm)
RoGallery
Sep. 15, 2015
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) OWWA Maya.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) OWWA Maya. Welded steel, 2011. 254x178x102 mm; 10x7x4 inches. Signed and titled in steel, verso. Provenance: the artist; the Organization of Women Writers of Africa (OWWA) (2011); the estate of Dr. Maya Angelou. Melvin Edwards presented this sculpture to Dr. Angelou in 2011 when she was honored at the twentieth anniversary celebration of the Organization of Women Writers of Africa (OWWA). Co-founded in 1991 by Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo and Edwards' late wife poet Jayne Cortez (who served as its president), OWWA organized some of the first international black women writers conferences. Angelou had been a mentor and friend to the organization, and Edwards made the piece specifically for her. In OWWA Maya, Melvin Edwards incorporates many recurring elements in his practice, including horseshoes, chains, and locks. Although primarily chosen for their formal and aesthetic qualities, these materials unfold multiple layers of symbolic significance as they relate to African and African American history and culture, as well as Edwards' autobiography. His use of chains, for example, speaks to the history of slavery and oppression, while simultaneously representing the links between people and cultures. Edwards explains that as an artist, 'I have to be aware of the double and multiple meanings of things.' Of particular importance in the piece is the long, pointed metal instrument, which the artist relates to both Angelou's and OWWA's incisiveness and impact. Description courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 20, 2014
Melvin Edwards, Untitled from Sculpture Center Portfolio, Printed letterpress
Est: $200 - $300
Artist: Melvin Edwards, American (1937 - ) || Title: Untitled from Sculpture Center Portfolio || Year: 1995 || Medium: Printed letterpress on Somerset, signed and numbered || Edition: 81/100 || Size: 6.25 x 6.25 in. (15.88 x 15.88 cm)
RoGallery
Jun. 10, 2014
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) AND JAYNE CORTEZ (1936 - ) For the Brave Young Students in Soweto.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) AND JAYNE CORTEZ (1936 - ) For the Brave Young Students in Soweto. Oil monotype and pen and blue ink on Rives BFK paper, 1984. 762x572 mm; 30x22 1/2 inches. Signed, by both the artist and the poet, and dated in pencil, lower right.. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; thence by desceent to the current owner, private collection, New York. Another example of this collaboration is in the collection of the Library of Congress from the Robert Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop. According to it's website, "sculptor/printmaker Melvin Edwards and poet and performance artist Jayne Cortez have collaborated on many projects, such as the 1994 publication Fragments, which included photographs from Edwards' Lynch Fragment sculpture series....Edwards and Cortez worked at the Printmaking Workshop up through the 1990s."
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 10, 2014
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Coco Variation.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Coco Variation. Etching and aquatint on Arches paper, circa 1975. 495x603 mm; 19 1/2x23 3/4 inches, full margins. Working proof, aside from an unknown edition. Signed, titled and inscribed "Working Proof" in pencil, lower margin. Printed on the verso of text from the Impressions: Our World Vol. 1 portfolio.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 10, 2014
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Under the Edge.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MELVIN EDWARDS (1937 - ) Under the Edge. Color lithograph on cream wove paper, circa 1970s. 502x610 mm; 19 3/4x24 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, and numbered 5/50 in pencil, lower margin. A very scarce impression--we have found no other records of this print at auction.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 12, 2013
MELVIN EDWARDS (b. 1937) One Thing, 1964
Est: -
MELVIN EDWARDS (b. 1937) One Thing, 1964
Bonhams
Sep. 19, 2013
Mel Edwards, Sculpture Center Portfolio Printed Letterpress
Est: $400 - $600
Artist: Mel Edwards, American (Houston, TX, 1937 - ) | Title: Untitled from Sculpture Center Portfolio | Year: 1995 | Medium: Printed letterpress on Somerset, signed and numbered | Edition: 81/100 | Size: 6.25 x 6.25 in. (15.88 x 15.88 cm)
RoGallery
Mar. 09, 2010
MELVIN EDWARDS
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
B.1937 ENDURA signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 89 on the bottom welded steel 10 by 9 by 13 in. 25.4 by 22.9 by 33 cm.
Sotheby's
Jul. 11, 2006
Melvin Edwards (B. 1937)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
The Yellow Way painted steel 40 x 16 x 33 in. (101.6 x 40.6 x 83.8 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 23, 2003
Melvin Edwards (b. 1937)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Melvin Edwards (b. 1937) A Song That Comes To Mind signed, titled and dated 'M EDWARDS A SONG TO TM 92' (on the reverse) welded steel 15 x 11 x 8 in. (38 x 28 x 20 cm.) Executed in 1992.
Christie's