Shown
Thanks to the diligence of the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery (MRG) and Jeffrey Deitch, Beauford’s work has been cited in multiple articles about Art Basel Paris over the past several days.
As we mentioned in last week’s post, Alteronce Gumby created eight new paintings and three sculptures inspired by his contemplation of Beauford’s œuvre. These were shown at the fair alongside numerous paintings and works on paper by Beauford.
Art by Beauford and Alteronce Gumby in conversation
Image courtesy of Jeffrey Deitch
Artsy published an article describing the MRG/Jeffrey Deitch booth (0.A48) as one of the ten best booths at the fair.
Art Basel described Beauford’s Greene Street as one of 10 unmissable works at Art Basel Paris.
Untitled (Greene Street)
(1950) Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower left: B. Delaney. 1950
© Estate of Beauford Delaney,
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Image courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
On visiting the fair’s Website, we learned that the AB by Artist Collection selected six of Beauford’s works and incorporated them into objects designed for everyday life. The collection includes custom watercolor sets made in France by La Nouvelle Vogue, postcard portfolios of his works, an exclusive LOQI tote and a limited edition umbrella.
Art Basel Paris closed on Friday, October 23 — two days early — as a result of recent unrest in the French capital.
Showing
Beauford is represented in a massive exhibition called Painting the French Riviera at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Courtesy of the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, his 1967 oil on canvas called Untitled (Port Cros, France) is being shown in Room 8, Visitors to the Coast, alongside works by Léopold Survage, Alexander Archipenko, Max Beckmann, Chaïm Soutine, Marc Chagall, John Duncan Fergusson, and William H. Johnson.
Untitled (Port-Cros, France)
(1967) Oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney,
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Image courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
Painting the French Riviera opened on October 2, 2026 and will be on display through January 31, 2027.
To Be Shown
In February 2027, a long anticipated show will open at the Phillips Collection.
Entitled Beauford Delaney: So Much Love and Beauty, the exhibition will feature “early New York street scenes, insightful portraiture, and radiant abstractions” created by Beauford during the 1940s in New York through the 1960s in Paris. It will include works by painters who inspired him, such as Claude Monet and Stuart Davis, as well as friends and contemporaries such as Lawrence Calcagno, Sam Francis, and Ed Clark.
Abstraction #12
(1963) Oil on canvas
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
© Estate of Beauford Delaney,
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator,
Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
So Much Love and Beauty will open on February 27 and be on display through May 23, 2027.
Upon closing at Phillips, the exhibition will travel to the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, TN. It will be on display in the museum’s Upper-Level Galleries from July 9 to October 3, 2027.