Romare Bearden American, 1911-1988
Marriage of the Viper (Le Mariage de la Vipère; Mariaj Vipè-A), 1984
Signed at lower center: Rom / are / Bear / den; inscribed on verso: C. "Mariaj Vipè-a" Marriage of the Viper / “Le Mariage de la Vipière"
Collage of various papers and watercolor on paper
30½ x 20½ inches
77.5 x 52.1 cm
77.5 x 52.1 cm
Provenance
The artist;[Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, 1984]; to
Private collection, New York;
By descent to the present owner
Exhibitions
Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, Romare Bearden: Rituals of the Obeah, Watercolors, November 14-December 15, 1984, no. 285Literature
Romare Bearden: Rituals of the Obeah, New York: Cordier & Ekstrom, 1984Michael Brenson, "Romare Bearden, 'Rituals of the Obeah'," The New York Times, November 30, 1984, C23
Barbara Fazio, ed., Romare Bearden: His Life and Art, New York: Abrams, 1990, pp. 241-243
Sally Price and Richard Price, Romare Bearden: The Caribbean Dimension, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006, p. 142, no. 117, illus.
Courtesy of Schoelkopf Gallery
© Romare Bearden Foundation/VAGA at ArtistsRights Society (ARS), New York
