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Tue, Jan 27, 2026 11:00AM EST
  2026-01-27 11:00:00 2026-01-27 11:00:00 America/New_York Sheafer + King Modern Sheafer + King Modern : January Modern Auction https://auctions.sheaferking.com/auctions/sheafer-king-modern/january-modern-auction-21425
Sheafer + King Modern is pleased to present our January Modern Art + Design auction. The auction features a large collection of Derriere le Miroir art publications including hundreds of high quality lithographs by Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Georges Braque, and many others. Also featured are Modern sculptures by the Zhou brothers, Joseph Burlini, Andre Beaudin, and Richard Arfden, paintings by Martin Friedman, James Bruch, Reiko and Sakagami Baum as well as modern furniture including Knoll, Verellen, Kartell, etc.
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Lot 11

Kathleen Blackshear “Head” Abstract Screen Print

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$100

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Abstract screen print titled Head by Kathleen Blackshear (American; 1897-1988). Signed to the lower right, the print is titled to the lower left.

 

Born in Navasota, Texas, Blackshear began studying art as a teenager. She earned an undergraduate degree from Baylor University and went on to study a year the Art Students League in New York. After spending several years in design jobs and teaching, as well as traveling in Europe and Mexico, Blackshear began studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1924. While there, she studied under Charles Fabens Kelley, John Norton, and Helen Gardner, author of Art Through the Ages. Blackshear became close friends and eventually was teaching art history under the supervision of Gardner. Both Gardner and Blackshear emphasized the importance of studying non-Western art, which was also something that greatly influenced Blackshear's artistic style. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, among others.

 

Measurements: 12.5” W x 15.5” H x 1” D (frame); 6” W x 8.5” H (image).

 

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