Dusti Bongé | Abstract Expressionism

By the mid-1950s, Dusti Bongé was working fully in the vein of Abstract Expressionism and mounting solo exhibitions at the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York. Dusti forged a strong friendship with the prominent dealer who would represent her for almost three decades. Although living and painting in Biloxi, MS, Bongé was established in the New York School of artists and received much critical acclaim.

P-3

Infinity, 1980,
oil on masonite, unsigned, 72 ½ x 48 in., in a period slat frame.

Illustrated: Bongé, Dusti, Dusti Bongé: The Life of an Artist, Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1982.

Note: Included in the forthcoming exhibition “Piercing the Inner Wall: The Work of Dusti Bongé” at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, April 11-September 8, 2019.

SOLD

P-4

Void #6, 1982
oil on masonite, signed, titled and dated en verso, 48 x 48 in., in a simple molded black frame.

Note: Included in the forthcoming exhibition “Piercing the Inner Wall: The Work of Dusti Bongé” at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, April 11-September 8, 2019.

SOLD

P-37

Blue Power, 1956
oil on masonite, signed and dated en verso, 48 x 24 in., in a period wood slat frame.

SOLD

P-101

Shooting Stars, c. 1953-55
oil on masonite, unsigned, 27 ¾ x 20 in., unframed.

SOLD

W73-001

Untitled (Black Forms), 1973

ink on paper, signed and dated “’73” lower right, 26 x 19 ¾ in.

Unframed.

SOLD

W66-002

Untitled (Black and Green Form on Gray Ground), 1966

tempera on board, signed and dated “66” lower right, 24 x 19 in.

Framed.

SOLD

W74-014

Untitled (Red and Yellow with White Abstract), 1974

Acrylic and tempera on paper laid on board, signed and dated “’74” lower right, 17 3/4 x 12 in.

Archivally matted and framed with museum glass.

SOLD

W75-030

Untitled (Yellow, Blue and Brown Abstract), 1975

watercolor on paper, signed and dated “75” on the mat board lower right, 3 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.

Mounted on a mat board.
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P-34

Untitled (Two Abstract Figures in White, Black and Blue), 1955

Oil on masonite, signed and dated lower right, 48 x 36 in.

Period Frame.

Exhibited: Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY, Dusti Bonge Solo Exhibition, April 30-May 19, 1956.

Sold to an Important Southern Institution.

P-50

Sunday Walk, 1958

Oil on masonite, unsigned, 29 x 19 7/8 in.

Framed.

SOLD

W50-050

Untitled (Black Abstract Composition with Blue and Yellow), c. 1950

Watercolor on paper, signed lower right, 15 x 11 in.

Unframed.

SOLD

P-79

Plaything of the External World, 1955

oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, titled on paper label affixed en verso, 39 x 26 in.

Period frame.

SOLD

W75-005A

Untitled (Multicolor Forms on Mauve Ground), c. 1975

Tempera and pastel on paper, signed lower right, 17 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.

Unframed.

SOLD

W54-007

Untitled (Black Abstract with Green, Red and Pink), 1954

Tempera and ink on paper, signed and dated “54” lower right, Betty Parsons Gallery label en verso, 26 1/4 x 20 in.

Unframed.

SOLD

W54-006

Untitled (Blue and White Squares with Black and Red Lines), c. 1954

Tempera and ink on board, double sided, signed lower right, 28 x 22 in.

Unframed.

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W54-009

Untitled (Black Totems), 1954

ink on paper, signed and dated “54” lower right, Betty Parsons Gallery label en verso, 26 x 20 in.

Unframed.

SOLD

W55-036

Untitled (Black and White Circles), c. 1955

Tempera on paper, signed lower right, 26 x 19 7/8 in.

Unframed.

SOLD

W55-002

Fluted Conch, c. 1955

Tempera on paper, signed lower right, 11 3/4 x 9 in.

Unframed.

SOLD

W55-043

Untitled (Black Abstract with Arch), 1955

Ink and wash on paper, signed and dated “55” lower right, Betty Parsons Gallery label en verso, 26 x 20 in.

Archivally matted and framed with museum glass.

SOLD

W75-008

Untitled (Blue, Gray, and White Abstract), 1975

Tempera on paper, signed and dated “75” lower right, 24 x 17 3/4 in.

Unframed.

SOLD

W75-018A

Study for Collage V, 1975

ink and tempera on paper laid on board, signed and dated “75” lower right and signed upper left, 17 ¾ x 24 in.

Unframed.

SOLD

W75-032

Untitled (Blue, Black, White and Red Abstract), 1975

Watercolor on paper, signed and dated “’75” on the mat board lower right, 2 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.

Matted and mounted on a mat board.

SOLD

W60-018

Untitled (Black & White Totems), c. 1960

Tempera and ink on paper, signed lower right, 26 x 19 7/8 in.

Archivally matted and framed with museum glass.

SOLD

W55-065

Untitled (Black and White Abstract), c. 1955

Tempera on paper, signed lower right, 9 x 11 3/4 in.

Archivally matted and framed with conservation glass.

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W60-082

Untitled (Black and White Abstract with Orange), c. 1960

Tempera on paper, signed lower right, 20 3/4 x 15 in.

Archivally matted and framed with museum glass.

SOLD

W60-024

Untitled (Two Black Ovals), 1960

Watercolor on paper with cutout, signed lower right, signed and dated en verso, 16 1/2 x 22 in.

Unframed.

SOLD

W56-001

Untitled (Black Ovals and Lines), 1956

Ink and wash on paper, signed and dated “56” lower right, 26 x 20 in.

Archivally matted and framed with museum glass.

SOLD

W58-024

Drawing #3, 1958

Ink on paper, signed lower right, titled and dated on Betty Parsons Gallery Label, three exhibition labels, for 20th Biennial International Watercolor Exhibition, Brooklyn Museum of Art, and Museum of Art on separate piece of backing paper, 26 x 20 in.

Matted.

SOLD