Alvin Loving Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alvin Loving Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 21, 2024
AL LOVING (1935-2005) Wild Goose Lake 78 5/8 x 78 5/8 in (199.5 x 199.5 cm) (Painted in 1980)
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
AL LOVING (1935-2005) Wild Goose Lake signed, inscribed and dated 'Al Loving wild goose lake Sept 18, 1980' (on the reverse) acrylic on canvas 78 5/8 x 78 5/8 in (199.5 x 199.5 cm) Painted in 1980
Bonhams
Sep. 26, 2024
ALVIN LOVING, RED QUEEN, SCREENPRINT
Est: $3,200 - $4,500
Artist: Alvin Loving, American (1935 - 2005) Title: Red Queen Year: circa 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Image Size: 38.5 x 26.5 inches Size: 46 x 35 in. (116.84 x 88.9 cm)
RoGallery
Sep. 14, 2024
Alvin Demar Loving, 1935-2005, Mercer Street #12
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Alvin Demar Loving 1935-2005 Mercer Street #12 1990 handmade collage on paper 32 x 24 inches (image) matted to 39 x 30 inches signed, dated and titled Provenance: private collection, Detroit, MI.
Black Art Auction
Sep. 14, 2024
Alvin D. Loving, 1935-2005, Wild Goose Lake
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Alvin D. Loving 1935-2005 Wild Goose Lake 1980 screenprint 30 x 30 inches (image) signed and numbered 35/70 from a series of three by that title
Black Art Auction
May. 18, 2024
Alvin Loving Abstract Screenprint, Wild Goose Lake 1980
Est: $300 - $600
Alvin Loving Abstract Screenprint, Wild Goose Lake. One from a 1980 series of 3 screenprints titled Wild Goose Lake, pencil signed and numbered 35/70 lower right by the artist Alvin Loving (American 1935-2005.) In a wood and plexiglass frame. From the collection of a prominent US corporation. Dimensions are 36.5 in h x 36.5 in w x 1.5 in d. Condition is good with some wear to edges of frame and some scratches to plexiglass. Please call or email for a detailed condition report.
Public Sale Auction House
Apr. 04, 2024
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Wild Goose Lake Series I-III.
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Wild Goose Lake Series I-III. Color screenprint triptych on buff wove paper, 1980. Each 762x762 mm; 30x30 inches. Each signed and numbered 29/70, 27/70 and 21/70 in pencil, lower right. Printed by the artist and Joseph Grippi, New York, NY. Published by Grippi Gallery, New York. Loving's triptych of color screenprints Wild Goose Lake Series I-III were exhibited at Diane Brewer Gallery in New York in 1981.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 04, 2024
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR (1935 - 2005) Wild Goose Lake.
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR (1935 - 2005) Wild Goose Lake. Acrylic on cotton canvas, 1981. 1524x1524 mm; 60x60 inches. Signed, titled and dated "February 27, 1981" in pencil, verso. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, New York (1981). Exhibited: Seven American Artists, Cleveland Museum of Art, January 11 - February 13, 1983, with the label on the lower stretcher bar. This large canvas is an excellent example from Al Loving's early 1980s Wild Goose Lake series of abstraction. He exhibited paintings from this series in the 1983 Cleveland Museum of Art exhibition, Seven American Artists, and later at June Kelly Gallery, New York in 1988 and 1989.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 04, 2024
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Untitled (Mercer Street Series).
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Untitled (Mercer Street Series). Collage of various handmade papers with acrylic, 1984. Approximately 828x762 mm; 33x30 inches. Signed and dated in pencil. lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, Massachusetts; acquired by descent, private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 13, 2024
Al Loving
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
American, 1935-2005 Beauty #56 Acrylic and collage on paper 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (29.2 x 29.2 cm) Provenance: Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia (Framed dimensions: 13 x 13 x 3/4 inches) Not examined out of frame. Overall good condition. No notable issues detected during inspection.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Feb. 22, 2024
ALVIN LOVING, WILD GOOSE LAKE SERIES, SET OF THREE SCREENPRINTS
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
Artist: Alvin Loving, American (1935 - 2005) Title: Wild Goose Lake Series Year: 1980 Medium: Set of Three Screenprints, each signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 70 Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm), Each
RoGallery
Feb. 22, 2024
ALVIN LOVING, RED QUEEN, SCREENPRINT
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Artist: Alvin Loving, American (1935 - 2005) Title: Red Queen Year: circa 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Image Size: 38.5 x 26.5 inches Size: 46 x 35 in. (116.84 x 88.9 cm)
RoGallery
Oct. 19, 2023
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Mara #3.
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Mara #3. Acrylic and collage on woven rag paper, 2003. 686x483 mm; 27x19 inches. Provenance: Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, with the label on the frame back; private collection, Philadelphia. The artist made a late career series of abstract collages and lithographs with the title Mara as an homage to his wife Mara Kearney. Collages Mara #1, Mara #2 and another version of Mara #3 are in the collection of the artist's estate.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 19, 2023
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Untitled.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Untitled. Etching and drypoint on cream wove paper, circa 1965. 660x737 mm; 26x29 inches, full margins. Artist's proof, aside from an unknown edition. Signed and inscribed "AP" in pencil, lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 19, 2023
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Spiral.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Spiral. Color lithograph on Arches paper, 1992. 750x530 mm; 29 1/2x20 3/4 inches (sheet). Signed, dated and numbered 40/48 in pencil, lower margin. Printed and published by Olive Press, A Printmaking Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, with the blind stamp lower right. From The Olive Press Portfolio II: 1992-1993. The portfolio is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 19, 2023
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Janice.
Est: $60,000 - $90,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Janice. Acrylic on shaped cotton canvas, 1970. 1525x1321 mm; 60x52 inches (hexagonal). Signed, titled and dated in ink, verso. Provenance: private collection, New York. Janice is an excellent example from Al Loving's 1969-70 series of cube paintings - part of his groundbreaking period of shaped, geometric abstraction. Inspired by Hans Hofmann and Josef Albers, Detroit-born Loving earned an MFA from the University of Michigan in 1965. He began hard edge, acrylic painting of cubes and hexagons in 1967. After his first one-person exhibition at Gertrude Kasle gallery in Detroit in June of 1969, Loving launched his New York career. Gertrude Kasle provided Loving with letters of introduction to Harold Hart of Martha Jackson Gallery and Steven Wilde and Bert Walker, curators at the Whitney Museum of American Art, where he was given a critically acclaimed, one-person exhibition in December of 1969. Loving was the first of a group of African American artists whose work was shown at the Whitney during the 1970s, including Frank Bowling, Frederick Eversley, Melvin Edwards and Alma Thomas - all except Edwards were abstract painters. The Whitney purchased his painting Rational Irrationalism. All the other paintings in the exhibition were sold privately and Loving signed with William Zierler Gallery.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 19, 2023
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Mara D.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Mara D. Color offset lithograph, 2003. 711x533 mm; 28x21 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 6/8 in pencil, lower edge. Printed and published by the Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 12, 2023
Alvin D. Loving Jr. Signed Geometric Lithograph
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Alvin D. Loving Jr., American 1935 - 2005, Signed Geometric Composition Lithograph, Numbered 2/30, Unframed. There is a water stain at base of art and a small dent close to center of composition but outside of the art. Measures 46 inches x 35 inches.
Greenwich Auction
Sep. 29, 2023
AL LOVING (1935-2005) Untitled acrylic on shaped canvas construction, in tw
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
AL LOVING (1935-2005) Untitled acrylic on shaped canvas construction, in two parts 78 x 54 in. (198.1 x 137.2 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 27, 2023
Al Loving, Spiral (from the Olive Press Portfolio II: 1992-1993)
Est: $600 - $800
Al Loving Spiral (from the Olive Press Portfolio II: 1992-1993) 1992 screenprint in colors on Arches 29.5 h x 20.75 w in (75 x 53 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge 'Al Loving 92 19/48'. This work is number 19 from the edition of 48 published by Olive Press, Ithaca. Provenance: Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 06, 2023
ALVIN LOVING, RED QUEEN, SCREENPRINT
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
Artist: Alvin Loving, American (1935 - 2005) Title: Red Queen Year: circa 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Image Size: 38.5 x 26.5 inches Size: 46 x 35 in. (116.84 x 88.9 cm)
RoGallery
May. 20, 2023
Alvin Demar Loving, Jr., 1935-2005, Spiral
Est: $800 - $1,200
Alvin Demar Loving, Jr. 1935-2005 Spiral 1992 color lithograph 29-1/2 x 20-3/4 inches signed, dated, numbered, 38/48 blind stamp
Black Art Auction
Apr. 21, 2023
Alvin Demar Loving, Jr. (American/New York, 1935)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Alvin Demar Loving, Jr. (American/New York, 1935-2005), "Untitled", etching, pencil-signed and inscribed "artist proof" lower margin, 25 3/4 in. x 23 3/8 in., unframed.
Neal Auction Company
Feb. 04, 2023
ATTRIBUTED, ALVIN LOVING, (American, 1945-2005) Painting, Untitled Abstract, the reverse, signed A. Loving, oil on canvas, octagonal, 29 by 29 in., overall, 31 by 31 in.,
Est: $500 - $1,000
ATTRIBUTED, ALVIN LOVING, (American, 1945-2005) Painting Untitled Abstract, the reverse, signed A. Loving, oil on canvas, octagonal, 29 by 29 in., overall, 31 by 31 in.
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Feb. 04, 2023
ALVIN LOVING, UNTITLED, DOUBLE SIDED AIRBRUSH, COLLAGE, AND PASTEL
Est: $24,000 - $48,000
Artist: Alvin Loving, American (1935 - 2005) Title: Untitled Year: Circa 1980 Medium: Double sided Airbrush, collage, and pastel, signed 'AL' in pencil on the bottom Size:39.5 x 32 in. (100.33 x 81.28 cm) Description:This unique, double-sided collage was done as a study for prints to be published by the Grippi Gallery, who had a working relationship with Loving for over 30 years.
RoGallery
Feb. 04, 2023
ALVIN LOVING, WILD GOOSE LAKE SERIES, SET OF THREE SCREENPRINTS
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Artist: Alvin Loving, American (1935 - 2005) Title: Wild Goose Lake Series Year: 1980 Medium: Set of Three Screenprints, each signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 70 Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm), Each
RoGallery
Dec. 13, 2022
AL LOVING EMMETT TILL COLLAGE 1988
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ALVIN DELMAR LOVING JR. (American 1935-2005) Emmett [Till] - 1988 Acrylic and mixed media collage on cardstock Signed titled, inscribed and dated on verso Height 45 inches width 36.5 inches Provenance Linda Schwartz Gallery Lexington, Kentucky from whom acquired by present owner in 1992. Alvin D. Loving, Jr. (1935 - 2005) is a celebrated African American abstract expressionist with a long list of accolades, inducing being the first African American artist to have a one-person show at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1969. Throughout his career, Loving was a university educator, was widely exhibited, and was commissioned by many important entities. His awards are numerous, and include a Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant, a Joan Mitchell Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship for Painting and NEA grants for painting. Lovings earlier works (1960s and 70s), which come up more frequently at auction, are easily recognized by the elegant and exact geometric design, refracted light, and crisp brilliant color pallet. In the 1980s Loving became more experimental with materials and process, and his later works, (including the offered lot) began to take on a more expressive, organic, and unrestricted appearance, which he stated gave him a greater sense of freedom. The offered lot, composed mainly of rag paper and spray paint, and without a support but rather having integral tacks to cling flatly to the wall, is an intriguing example of Lovings experimentation with unconventional construction and mediums. SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Nov. 19, 2022
Alvin Demar Loving, 1935-2005, Mercer Street Series VII- Life and Continued Growth no. 7
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Alvin Demar Loving 1935-2005 Mercer Street Series VII- Life and Continued Growth no. 7 1988 ink on hand-made paper of linen cotton and pigments 35 x 34 inches (irregular shape) signed, titled, and dated Provenance: the collection of the artist with label, signed, titled and dated on label
Black Art Auction
Oct. 19, 2022
Al Loving (American, 1935-2005)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Al Loving (American, 1935-2005) Untitled, 1984, Mixed media acrylic on paper collage. Signed and dated '84 lower right. Framed dimensions: H: 34 x W: 40 in. H: 30 W: 35 1/2 in. From the collection of Melvin Drimmer (1935 - 1992), Professor of African Studies, Cleveland State University.
Gray's Auctioneers
Oct. 06, 2022
AL LOVING (1935 - 2005) Untitled.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
AL LOVING (1935 - 2005) Untitled. Acrylic and rag paper on Plexiglass, 1991. Approximately 419x276 mm; 16 1/2x10 7/8 inches. Signed and dated in ink, verso. Provenance: private collection, New York. In 1991, Al Loving was a visiting artist at the Triangle International Workshop in Maputo, Mozambique.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 04, 2022
Alvin Demar Loving, 1935-2005, Untitled
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Alvin Demar Loving 1935-2005 Untitled 1988 mixed media paper collage 29 x 32-1/2 inches (irregular shape, this is largest dimension) signed and dated label verso: Jerry Solomon Framing, Los Angeles Provenance: private collection, Los Angeles, CA
Black Art Auction
Mar. 31, 2022
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Untitled.
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Untitled. Assemblage of acrylic on wove paper, 1983. 738x915 mm; 29 3/8x43 3/8 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower center. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, private collection, New York (1983).
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 12, 2022
Alvin Demar Loving, 1935-2005, Kerhonkson, NY
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Alvin Demar Loving 1935-2005 Kerhonkson, NY 2002 photo/acrylic collage 6 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches signed and titled verso Provenance: the artist to private collection, New York, NY
Black Art Auction
Mar. 12, 2022
Alvin Demar Loving, 1935-2005, Soft Light in a Quiet Room #5
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Alvin Demar Loving 1935-2005 Soft Light in a Quiet Room #5 2002 watercolor on paper 8 x 9 1/2 inches initialed
Black Art Auction
Mar. 12, 2022
Alvin Demar Loving, 1935-2005, untitled, Spriral
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Alvin Demar Loving 1935-2005 untitled, Spriral 2003 acrylic collage 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches signed and dated verso, with #35 Provenance: private collection, New York, NY
Black Art Auction
Dec. 05, 2021
ALVIN DEMAR LOVING JR., (American, 1935-2005), Untitled, woodcut, plate: 25 1/2 x 23 3/8 in., sheet: 29 x 26 in.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALVIN DEMAR LOVING JR. (American, 1935-2005) Untitled woodcut signed Alvin D. Loving Jr. lower right inscribed Artist's Proof lower left
Grogan & Company
Dec. 04, 2021
Alvin Demar Loving, 1935-2005, untitled
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Alvin Demar Loving 1935-2005 untitled 1982 watercolor, felt, and torn paper mounted on stretched canvas 48 x 36 inches (canvas) 40 x 32 inches (approximate image size) signed and dated
Black Art Auction
Oct. 21, 2021
Alvin Loving, Wild Goose Lake Series, Set of Three Screenprints
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Artist: Alvin Loving, American (1935 - 2005) Title: II from Wild Goose Lake Series Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 70 Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
RoGallery
Oct. 07, 2021
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Mara A.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Mara A. Color offset lithograph, 2003. 702x535 mm; 27 7/8x21 3/8 inches. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 20. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "A/P" in pencil, lower edge. Printed and published by the Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 07, 2021
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Mara, Mara.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Mara, Mara. Color offset lithograph, 2003. 711x540 mm; 28x21 1/4 inches. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 20. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Artist's Proof" in pencil, lower edge. Printed and published by the Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 29, 2021
Alvin Loving (American, 1935-2005) Life and Continued Growth, 1994
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Alvin Loving (American, 1935-2005) Life and Continued Growth, 1994 monoprint with hand painting and collage 10 x 10 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 17, 2021
Al Loving, 1935-2005, Monumental Wall Assembly (preliminary drawing), Colored pencil and graphite on paper, 15 x 20 inches.
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Al Loving 1935-2005 Monumental Wall Assembly (preliminary drawing) Colored pencil and graphite on paper c. 1968-70. Signed and titled. This work to be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne dedicated to the artist. Al Loving was born in Detroit. His father was the first black teacher in Detroitâs public high schools and Loving, Sr. went on to become a professor and dean at the University of Michigan. Loving, Jr. studied first at Wayne State University and Flint Junior College (now Mott Community College), then the University of Illinois (BFA, 1963) and the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MFA). Shortly after graduation, Loving moved to New York, and lived at the Hotel Chelsea (1968). He is the first African American artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1969). Unlike many African-American artists whose art focused on the racial politics of the era, Loving was a staunch abstractionist. His early works were built upon strict yet simple geometric shapesâoften hexagonal or cubic modules. Inspired by Hans Hoffmann (who taught Lovingâs mentor Al Mullen), Loving concentrated on the tension between flatness and spatial illusionism. In the 1970s the artist became disenchanted with his earlier, hard-edge geometric paintings. Loving dispensed with notions of centralized composition, figure/ground separation, and pictorial frame in his later torn canvas and collaged paper works. He combined hundreds of pieces of cut and torn canvas or paper into an abundance of overlapping patterns and shapes, their rich and intuitive array of colors stretch irregularly, spiraling outward, surrounding the space, and engulfing the viewer. (REF: www.alloving.org) In an interview in the catalogue for âThe Appropriate Objectâ, an exhibition of seven black artists at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo in 1989, Mr. Loving spoke about his difficulty with the cube and his need to break out of a geometrical prison. In the early 1970s, Loving abandoned hard-edge abstraction, and began creating fabric collages in the abstract expressionist style. He was influenced by an exhibition at the Whitney, Abstract Designs in American Quilts, and began working with sewn material fragments, much like Sam Gilliam. A decade later, he transitioned into using other materials, such as corrugated board and rag paper, torn by hand and reconstructed into circles and spirals. Each piece of cardboard is painted and placed overlapping to create the dynamic and continued composition. About this time (1988), Loving joined the faculty of the City University of New York. Lovingâs work is included in the Detroit Institute of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others. 15 x 20 inches. Gertrude Kasle Gallery, Detroit to a private collection Detroit. Gertrude Kasle Gallery opened in 1965 in Detroit, handling the work of such artists as Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Larry Rivers, Grace Hartigan, Robert Goodnough, Robert Natkin, and of course, Al Loving. The gallery operated for 11 years, and Loving exhibited there June 15-July 7, 1969 and September 12-October 7, 1970. The 1969 show was the artistâs first solo exhibitâthe same year he had a solo exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Black Art Auction
May. 22, 2021
Al Loving, 1935-2005, Untitled (Abstract)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Al Loving 1935-2005 Untitled (Abstract) 1984 Acrylic and elements of collage on handmade paper 34 x 31.25 inches Signed and dated. This work to be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne dedicated to the artist. Provenance: Collection of Julia E. Harris, Chicago, acquired directly from the artist. Al Loving was born in Detroit. His father was the first black teacher in Detroit's public high schools and Loving, Sr. went on to become a professor and dean at the University of Michigan. Loving, Jr. studied first at Wayne State University and Flint Junior College (now Mott Community College), then the University of Illinois (BFA, 1963) and the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MFA). Shortly after graduation, Loving moved to New York, and lived at the Hotel Chelsea (1968). He is the first African American artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1969). Unlike many African-American artists whose art focused on the racial politics of the era, Loving was a staunch abstractionist. His early works were built upon strict yet simple geometric shapes—often hexagonal or cubic modules. Inspired by Hans Hoffmann (who taught Loving's mentor Al Mullen), Loving concentrated on the tension between flatness and spatial illusionism. In the 1970s the artist became disenchanted with his earlier, hard-edge geometric paintings. Loving dispensed with notions of centralized composition, figure/ground separation, and pictorial frame in his later torn canvas and collaged paper works. He combined hundreds of pieces of cut and torn canvas or paper into an abundance of overlapping patterns and shapes, their rich and intuitive array of colors stretch irregularly, spiraling outward, surrounding the space, and engulfing the viewer. (REF: www.alloving.org) In an interview in the catalogue for ‘The Appropriate Object', an exhibition of seven black artists at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo in 1989, Mr. Loving spoke about his difficulty with the cube and his need to break out of a geometrical prison. In the early 1970s, Loving abandoned hard-edge abstraction, and began creating fabric collages in the abstract expressionist style. He was influenced by an exhibition at the Whitney, Abstract Designs in American Quilts, and began working with sewn material fragments, much like Sam Gilliam. A decade later, he transitioned into using other materials, such as corrugated board and rag paper, torn by hand and reconstructed into circles and spirals. Each piece of cardboard is painted and placed overlapping to create the dynamic and continued composition. About this time (1988), Loving joined the faculty of the City University of New York. Loving's work is included in the Detroit Institute of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others.
Black Art Auction
Apr. 22, 2021
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Mara, Mara.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALVIN D. LOVING, JR. (1935 - 2005) Mara, Mara. Color offset lithograph, 2002. 711x540 mm; 28x21 1/4 inches. Artist's proof, aside from an unknown edition. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Artist's Proof" in pencil, lower edge.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 13, 2021
Alvin Loving, Wild Goose Lake Series, Set of Three Screenprints
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Artist: Alvin Loving, American (1935 - 2005) Title: Wild Goose Lake Series Year: 1980 Medium: Three Screenprints, each signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 70 Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm), each
RoGallery
Nov. 14, 2020
Al Loving, 1935-2005, Untitled (Abstract), Acrylic and elements of collage on handmade paper, 34 x 31.25 inches
Est: $15,000 - $18,000
Al Loving 1935-2005 Untitled (Abstract) Acrylic and elements of collage on handmade paper 1984 Signed and dated. This work to be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne dedicated to the artist. Al Loving was born in Detroit. His father was the first black teacher in Detroitâ€™s public high schools and Loving, Sr. went on to become a professor and dean at the University of Michigan. Loving, Jr. studied first at Wayne State University and Flint Junior College (now Mott Community College), then the University of Illinois (BFA, 1963) and the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MFA). Shortly after graduation, Loving moved to New York, and lived at the Hotel Chelsea (1968). He is the first African American artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1969). Unlike many African-American artists whose art focused on the racial politics of the era, Loving was a staunch abstractionist. His early works were built upon strict yet simple geometric shapesâ€”often hexagonal or cubic modules. Inspired by Hans Hoffmann (who taught Lovingâ€™s mentor Al Mullen), Loving concentrated on the tension between flatness and spatial illusionism. In the 1970s the artist became disenchanted with his earlier, hard-edge geometric paintings. Loving dispensed with notions of centralized composition, figure/ground separation, and pictorial frame in his later torn canvas and collaged paper works. He combined hundreds of pieces of cut and torn canvas or paper into an abundance of overlapping patterns and shapes, their rich and intuitive array of colors stretch irregularly, spiraling outward, surrounding the space, and engulfing the viewer. (REF: www.alloving.org) In an interview in the catalogue for â€˜The Appropriate Objectâ€™, an exhibition of seven black artists at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo in 1989, Mr. Loving spoke about his difficulty with the cube and his need to break out of a geometrical prison. In the early 1970s, Loving abandoned hard-edge abstraction, and began creating fabric collages in the abstract expressionist style. He was influenced by an exhibition at the Whitney, Abstract Designs in American Quilts, and began working with sewn material fragments, much like Sam Gilliam. A decade later, he transitioned into using other materials, such as corrugated board and rag paper, torn by hand and reconstructed into circles and spirals. Each piece of cardboard is painted and placed overlapping to create the dynamic and continued composition. About this time (1988), Loving joined the faculty of the City University of New York. Lovingâ€™s work is included in the Detroit Institute of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others. 34 x 31.25 inches
Black Art Auction
Nov. 14, 2020
Al Loving, 1935-2005, Monumental Wall Assembly (preliminary drawing), Colored pencil and graphite on paper, 15 x 20 inches.
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
Al Loving 1935-2005 Monumental Wall Assembly (preliminary drawing) Colored pencil and graphite on paper c. 1968-70. Signed and titled. This work to be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne dedicated to the artist. Al Loving was born in Detroit. His father was the first black teacher in Detroitâ€™s public high schools and Loving, Sr. went on to become a professor and dean at the University of Michigan. Loving, Jr. studied first at Wayne State University and Flint Junior College (now Mott Community College), then the University of Illinois (BFA, 1963) and the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MFA). Shortly after graduation, Loving moved to New York, and lived at the Hotel Chelsea (1968). He is the first African American artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1969). Unlike many African-American artists whose art focused on the racial politics of the era, Loving was a staunch abstractionist. His early works were built upon strict yet simple geometric shapesâ€”often hexagonal or cubic modules. Inspired by Hans Hoffmann (who taught Lovingâ€™s mentor Al Mullen), Loving concentrated on the tension between flatness and spatial illusionism. In the 1970s the artist became disenchanted with his earlier, hard-edge geometric paintings. Loving dispensed with notions of centralized composition, figure/ground separation, and pictorial frame in his later torn canvas and collaged paper works. He combined hundreds of pieces of cut and torn canvas or paper into an abundance of overlapping patterns and shapes, their rich and intuitive array of colors stretch irregularly, spiraling outward, surrounding the space, and engulfing the viewer. (REF: www.alloving.org) In an interview in the catalogue for â€˜The Appropriate Objectâ€™, an exhibition of seven black artists at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo in 1989, Mr. Loving spoke about his difficulty with the cube and his need to break out of a geometrical prison. In the early 1970s, Loving abandoned hard-edge abstraction, and began creating fabric collages in the abstract expressionist style. He was influenced by an exhibition at the Whitney, Abstract Designs in American Quilts, and began working with sewn material fragments, much like Sam Gilliam. A decade later, he transitioned into using other materials, such as corrugated board and rag paper, torn by hand and reconstructed into circles and spirals. Each piece of cardboard is painted and placed overlapping to create the dynamic and continued composition. About this time (1988), Loving joined the faculty of the City University of New York. Lovingâ€™s work is included in the Detroit Institute of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others. 15 x 20 inches.
Black Art Auction
Nov. 14, 2020
Al Loving, 1935-2005, Sag Harbor 6, Acrylic and mixed media collage wall-hung sculpture, 47 x 44 inches
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Al Loving 1935-2005 Sag Harbor 6 Acrylic and mixed media collage wall-hung sculpture 1988 Signed and dated verso. Inscribed verso "A double wish for life and continued growth." This work to be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne dedicated to the artist. Michael Brenson, in his review of Lovingâ€™s exhibit at the June Kelly Gallery, 1990, which appeared in the New York Times, writes: â€œThe dominant shape is a spiral, which Mr. Loving sees as a symbol of affirmation and regeneration. The spiral keys and pulls together the compositions, and triggers associations with automobile wheels, circus rings, violin scrolls and tribal jewelry. The spiral helps give the work a note of musical, narrative and theatrical performance.â€ Al Loving was born in Detroit. His father was the first black teacher in Detroitâ€™s public high schools and Loving, Sr. went on to become a professor and dean at the University of Michigan. Loving, Jr. studied first at Wayne State University and Flint Junior College (now Mott Community College), then the University of Illinois (BFA, 1963) and the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MFA). Shortly after graduation, Loving moved to New York, and lived at the Hotel Chelsea (1968). He is the first African American artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1969). Unlike many African-American artists whose art focused on the racial politics of the era, Loving was a staunch abstractionist. His early works were built upon strict yet simple geometric shapesâ€”often hexagonal or cubic modules. Inspired by Hans Hoffmann (who taught Lovingâ€™s mentor Al Mullen), Loving concentrated on the tension between flatness and spatial illusionism. In the 1970s the artist became disenchanted with his earlier, hard-edge geometric paintings. Loving dispensed with notions of centralized composition, figure/ground separation, and pictorial frame in his later torn canvas and collaged paper works. He combined hundreds of pieces of cut and torn canvas or paper into an abundance of overlapping patterns and shapes, their rich and intuitive array of colors stretch irregularly, spiraling outward, surrounding the space, and engulfing the viewer. (REF: www.alloving.org) In an interview in the catalogue for â€˜The Appropriate Objectâ€™, an exhibition of seven black artists at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo in 1989, Mr. Loving spoke about his difficulty with the cube and his need to break out of a geometrical prison. In the early 1970s, Loving abandoned hard-edge abstraction, and began creating fabric collages in the abstract expressionist style. He was influenced by an exhibition at the Whitney, Abstract Designs in American Quilts, and began working with sewn material fragments, much like Sam Gilliam. A decade later, he transitioned into using other materials, such as corrugated board and rag paper, torn by hand and reconstructed into circles and spirals. Each piece of cardboard is painted and placed overlapping to create the dynamic and continued composition. About this time (1988), Loving joined the faculty of the City University of New York. Lovingâ€™s work is included in the Detroit Institute of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others. 47 x 44 inches
Black Art Auction
Jul. 14, 2020
Alvin Loving, Wild Good Lake Series, Three Silkscreens
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Artist: Alvin Loving, American (1935 - 2005) Title: Wild Good Lake Series Year: 1980 Medium: Three Silkscreens, each signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 70 Image Size: 30 x 30 inches Size: 35 x 35 in. (88.9 x 88.9 cm)
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