Richard Wyatt JR. Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Richard Wyatt JR. Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 04, 2024
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Thelonious Monk.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Thelonious Monk. Pencil on Rives paper, 2003. 565x370 mm; 22¼x14⅝ inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right. Provenance: Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, with the gallery label on the frame back; private collection; private collection, California (2023).
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Apr. 04, 2024
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Untitled (Portrait of a Woman).
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Untitled (Portrait of a Woman). Mixed media on board, 1973. 483x356 mm; 19x14 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, California. This experimental portrait was made before Richard Wyatt began his BFA at the University of California, Los Angeles. At the age of seventeen, Wyatt was selected to be part of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's 1972 Panorama of Black Artists exhibition. His early art education began in the mid-1960s at the Watts Towers Art Center and the Studio Watts Workshop. He also attended the Tutor Art Program (established by the late Bill Tara), which met on Saturdays at the Otis Art Institute. At these Saturday sessions led by artist William Pajaud, Wyatt began studying, drawing and painting with artist and teacher Charles White. Wyatt has taught drawing and painting at the University of California, Irvine, the Otis/Parsons Art Institute, Los Angeles and the Watts Towers Art Center, Los Angeles. For more than 35 years, Wyatt has produced art for public and corporate spaces, with more than 30 murals to his credit.
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Jul. 11, 2023
Richard Wyatt Jr. (b. 1955), "Young Robert Kennedy," 2006, acrylic on canvas laid to board, 12" H x 10.75" W
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Richard Wyatt Jr. (b. 1955) "Young Robert Kennedy," 2006 Acrylic on canvas laid to board Signed and dated lower right: Wyatt Jr.; titled on a label affixed to the backing paper
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Jul. 11, 2023
Richard Wyatt Jr. (b. 1955), "Robert Kennedy Study," 2006, Acrylic on canvas laid to board, 10.75" H x 12" W
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Richard Wyatt Jr. (b. 1955) "Robert Kennedy Study," 2006 Acrylic on canvas laid to board Signed and dated lower right: Wyatt Jr.; titled on a label affixed to the backing paper
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Jul. 11, 2023
Richard Wyatt Jr. (b. 1955), "Spike Lee 40 Acres," 1992, Acrylic on canvas, 15.125" H x 35.5" W
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Richard Wyatt Jr. (b. 1955) "Spike Lee 40 Acres," 1992 Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated lower right: Wyatt Jr.; titled by repute
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May. 07, 2023
Richard Wyatt Jr. (1955)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Untitled (Character Study) (left to right: Bill Cosby, Duke Ellington, Alice Walker, Nelson Mandela), 1990 Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated on recto; gallery tags on verso of Hunsaker/Schlesinger Image: 24 x 48 inches Frame: 25 ¼ x 49 ¼ inches
Santa Monica Auctions
Apr. 11, 2023
Richard Wyatt Jr (b. 1955), "Toes," 1976, Graphite on two sheets of cream-colored paper, Sheet of larger: 11" H x 15" W
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Richard Wyatt Jr (b. 1955) "Toes," 1976 Graphite on two sheets of cream-colored paper Each: signed and dated lower right; signed again on the second sheet in the lower right margin; titled on a gallery label affixed verso
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Apr. 11, 2023
Richard Wyatt Jr (b. 1955), "Bubblegum Problems," 1976, Charcoal and graphite on four sheets of cream-colored paper, Sheet of each: 14" H x 11" W
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Richard Wyatt Jr (b. 1955) "Bubblegum Problems," 1976 Charcoal and graphite on four sheets of cream-colored paper Each signed and dated in pencil near the lower edge, at center: Wyatt Jr
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Apr. 11, 2023
Richard Wyatt Jr. (b. 1955), "Barbara" or "Woman Holding a Sock and a Rock for No Apparent Reason," 1982 Graphite on cream-colored paper; Image/Sheet: 29.75" H x 43.875" W
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Richard Wyatt Jr. (b. 1955) "Barbara" or "Woman Holding a Sock and a Rock for No Apparent Reason," 1982 Graphite on cream-colored paper Signed and dated in pencil along the lower edge, at right: Wyatt Jr.; titled in pencil in the lower margin, at center
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Apr. 06, 2023
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Untitled (Portrait of a Man).
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Untitled (Portrait of a Man). Mixed media on board, 1973. 483x356 mm; 19x14 inches. Signed and dated in watercolor, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, California.
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Apr. 06, 2023
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Untitled (Portrait of a Woman).
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Untitled (Portrait of a Woman). Mixed media on board, 1973. 483x356 mm; 19x14 inches. Signed and dated in watercolor, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection, California.
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Apr. 22, 2021
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955- ) Don't F... With Me Today.
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955- ) Don't F... With Me Today. Acrylic on cotton canvas, 2003. 660x813 mm; 26x32 inches. Signed and dated in acrylic, lower right. Provenance: Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles; private collection (2005). Exhibited: About Face, Steve Turner Fine Art, Los Angeles. February 26 - April 9, 2005. Don't F... With Me Today is an excellent example of the powerful realism of Richard Wyatt. For more than 30 years, this Los Angeles artist has actively produced art for public and corporate spaces which have been featured in publications, films, television, and documentaries throughout the world. In 1996, Wyatt was commissioned to create the City of Dreams, River of History mural at the historic landmark Union Station, Los Angeles, CA. In 2010, Wyatt (in collaboration with May Sun) completed a public commission for the historic Robert F. Kennedy Monument located at the former Ambassador Hotel site on Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA. In 2012, he restored his iconic Hollywood Jazz: 1945-1972 mural in ceramic tile at the Capitol Records building in Hollywood, CA. In addition, Wyatt has produced a significant body of smaller scale paintings and drawings. Before earning his BFA from the University of California, Los Angeles. Richard Wyatt's art education began in the mid-1960s at the Watts Towers Art Center and the Studio Watts Workshop. He also attended the Tutor Art Program led by William Pajaud which met on Saturdays at the Otis Art Institute and where Wyatt began studying, drawing and painting with Charles White. Recently in 2019, Wyatt's work was recently included in the Los Angeles County of Museum of Art exhibition Life Model: Charles White and His Students, a companion exhibition to Charles White: A Retrospective.
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Apr. 05, 2018
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Thelonious Monk.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Thelonious Monk. Oil on canvas, 2003. 304x292 mm; 12x11 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower left. Provenance: the artist, Los Angeles; private collection, New Jersey.
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Oct. 06, 2016
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Miles Davis.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Miles Davis. Pencil on wove paper, 2014. 295x311 mm; 11 5/8x12 1/4 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower left. Provenance: the artist, Los Angeles; private collection, Los Angeles. From the Hollywood Jazz: 1945-1972 mural at Capitol Records which was designed and painted by Richard Wyatt. The project was originally funded by the Los Angeles Endowment for the Arts and sponsored by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. The Jazz Society hired Wyatt to design it, based on their idea for a mural depicting jazz greats and the Hollywood venues they called home. Within the mural, Wyatt depicts jazz legends Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Charlie Parker, Tito Puente, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Shelly Manne, Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Holiday, Duke Ellington, and of course Nat 'King' Cole.
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Apr. 02, 2015
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Maya Angelou.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Maya Angelou. Pencil on wove paper, 2014. 210x305 mm; 8 1/4x12 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower left. Provenance: the artist, Los Angeles; private collection, Los Angeles.
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Jun. 10, 2014
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Amandla.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Amandla. Pencil on wove paper, 2014. 241x241 mm; 9 1/2x9 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower left. Provenance: the artist, Los Angeles; private Los Angeles collection.
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Oct. 03, 2013
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Monk Construct.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Monk Construct. Assemblage of found wood and acrylic on canvas, 1991. Approximately 1016x940 mm; 40x37 inches. Signed and dated in acrylic, lower right. Provenance: the artist; private collection, Los Angeles. Exhibited: Central Avenue Jazz, Santa Monica Artist Project Series, Santa Monica Museum of Art, November 15 - December 29, 1991.
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Dec. 08, 2012
Painting by Richard Wyatt Jr.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Unframed oil on canvas, Looking Out the Window, 1989, by Richard Wyatt Jr. (Californian, b. 1955), signed 'Wyatt Jr '89'' lower right, overall: 48'h x 72'W
Clars Auctions
Oct. 18, 2012
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Kevin the Magnificent.
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Kevin the Magnificent. Pencil on thick wove paper, 1975. 1206x800 mm; 47 1/2x31 1/2 inches. Signed and dated "'75" in pencil, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private collection. Kevin the Magnificent is one of the largest and earliest drawings by this well-known mural artist to come to auction. In 1975, Richard Wyatt was a college student earning his BFA from the University of California, Los Angeles. His early art education began in the mid-1960s at the Watts Towers Art Center and the Studio Watts Workshop. He also attended the Tutor Art Program (established by the late Bill Tara), which met on Saturdays at the Otis Art Institute. At these Saturday sessions led by artist William Pajaud, Wyatt began studying, drawing and painting with artist and teacher Charles White. The artist remembers this drawing well: "Kevin the Magnificent was created in 1975 during my Junior year at UCLA. The subject is my cousin who had a wonderful imagination as a kid. He would always act out movie scenes, usually action or Kung Fu movies. So I came up with this stark dramatic visual of Kevin walking a tightrope. And then the more I thought about it, the drawing became this metaphor for young Black males walking a fine line during the course of young adulthood. One slight mis-step could have negative ramifications on the rest of their lives." Wyatt has taught drawing and painting at the University of California, Irvine, the Otis/Parsons Art Institute, Los Angeles and the Watts Towers Art Center, Los Angeles. For more than 25 years, Wyatt has produced art for public and corporate spaces, with more than 30 murals to his credit. He recently completed his largest public commission, with the artist May Sun, at the Robert F. Kennedy Monument at the former Ambassador Hotel on Los Angeles's Wilshire Boulevard.
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Jun. 24, 2010
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Teddy Edwards: 1991.
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Teddy Edwards: 1991. Pencil on wove paper, 2010. 394x635 mm; 15 1/2x25 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right. Provenance: from the collection of the artist, Los Angeles. With this exquisite drawing, Richard Wyatt revisits the subject of jazz that he immortialized in his famous 1990 mural for Capitol Records, Hollywood Jazz 1945-1972, on 1750 North Vine Street. Although not one of the subjects of that mural, Teddy Edwards was also a very influential West Coast jazz musician--famous for his classic 1947 recording with Dexter Gordon, The Duel.
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Feb. 23, 2010
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Not in Our Lifetime?
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Not in Our Lifetime? Pencil on wove paper, 2009. 330x455 mm; 13x18 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right. Provenance: private Los Angeles collection.
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Oct. 04, 2007
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Sister Wyatt.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Sister Wyatt. Pencil on cream wove paper, 1979. 407x534 mm; 16x21 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right.
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Oct. 04, 2007
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Man Wearing Sunglasses.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Man Wearing Sunglasses. Charcoal and graphite on paper, 1981. 1245x1109 mm; 49x43 inches. Signed and dated in graphite, lower left. Ex-collection Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles, with an ink inscription on the frame back.
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Oct. 04, 2007
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Don't Need No Dust.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
RICHARD WYATT, JR. (1955 - ) Don't Need No Dust. Pencil on cream wove paper, 1978. 509x762 mm; 20x30 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right.
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