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Painter, Illustrator, b. 1909 - d. 1993

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    • Elton Fax, 1909 - 1993, Laborers, Oil on Canvasboard, 24 x 18 inches
      May. 16, 2020

      Elton Fax, 1909 - 1993, Laborers, Oil on Canvasboard, 24 x 18 inches

      Est: $20,000 - $30,000

      Elton Fax 1909 - 1993 Laborers Oil on Canvasboard 1939 signed and dated label verso This is a very early, important work for this artist. 24 x 18 inches

      Black Art Auction
    • Works on paper by Elton Fax
      Mar. 19, 2017

      Works on paper by Elton Fax

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      (lot of 3) Elton Fax (American, 1909-1993), Figural Studies, pastel on paper, each signed lower left/right, sight: 19.5"h x 15.5"w, overall (with frame): 22"h x 18"w

      Clars Auctions
    • Works on paper by Elton Fax
      Mar. 19, 2017

      Works on paper by Elton Fax

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      (lot of 3) Elton Fax (American, 1909-1993), Figural Studies, pastel on paper, each signed lower left/right, sight: 23.75"h x 17.75"w, overall (with frame): 24.75"h x 18.75"w

      Clars Auctions
    • PORTRAIT BY ELTON FAX (AMERICAN, 1909-1993).
      Oct. 22, 2016

      PORTRAIT BY ELTON FAX (AMERICAN, 1909-1993).

      Est: $100 - $300

      PORTRAIT BY ELTON FAX (AMERICAN, 1909-1993). Charcoal drawing, signed and dated lower right 1947. Rendering of older female fiure facing left. 15.5"h. 11.5"w. Framed, 20"h. 16"w.

      Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
    • ELTON C. FAX (1909 - 1993) Fulani Herdsman and a Young Man of Kano.
      Apr. 02, 2015

      ELTON C. FAX (1909 - 1993) Fulani Herdsman and a Young Man of Kano.

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      ELTON C. FAX (1909 - 1993) Fulani Herdsman and a Young Man of Kano. Conte crayon and ink on cream wove paper, circa 1965-70. 457x305 mm; 18x12 inches. Signed and inscribed "Kano, Nigeria" in conte crayon, lower left. With a typed label on the backing paper, supplying the title. Provenance: gift from the artist; Ruby W. Davis; thence by descent to her estate. Rudy Dee wrote a forward to Elton Fax's 1972 portfolio ELTON C. FAX: Black and Beautiful, 10 lithograph prints of pencil drawings. Fax illustrated over 30 books and magazine articles. In 1960, he published his first book West African Vignettes. Fax published his most notable work, a biography of Marcus Garvey, in the 1972. His work has been shown in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York. Biography courtesy of the Schomburg and Syracuse University Libraries.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • ELTON C. FAX (1909 - 1993) Muslim Men of Kano, Nigeria.
      Apr. 02, 2015

      ELTON C. FAX (1909 - 1993) Muslim Men of Kano, Nigeria.

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      ELTON C. FAX (1909 - 1993) Muslim Men of Kano, Nigeria. Conte crayon and ink on cream wove paper, 1965-70. 457x305 mm; 18x12 inches. Signed and inscribed "Kano, Nigeria" in conte crayon, lower right. With a typed label on the backing paper, supplying the title. Provenance: gift from the artist; Ruby W. Davis; thence by descent to her estate. Rudy Dee wrote a forward to Elton Fax's 1972 portfolio ELTON C. FAX: Black and Beautiful, 10 lithograph prints of pencil drawings. In his lifetime, Fax became an accomplished artist and writer. He graduated from Syracuse University's College of Fine Arts in 1931. Fax taught briefly at Claflin College in Orangeburg, South Carolina before taking a position with the WPA where he taught at the Harlem Community Arts Center from 1936-1940. He became known for his chalk-talks, lectures illustrated with drawings which allowed him to travel to the former Soviet Union, South America, Africa and the Caribbean.

      Swann Auction Galleries
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