Past Times is a 1997 painting by Kerry James Marshall.
It is made with acrylic paint with collage on canvas and measures 9 ft. 6 in. × 13 ft. (289.6 × 396.2 cm).[1]
It depicts African-Americans enjoying leisure activities including boating, croquet, and golf. Some subjects are having a picnic. Towers similar to those found in public housing are in the background.[2]
It was bought for $90,000 in 1997 by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority of Chicago from the Koplin Gallery in Los Angeles.[2][3] It was sold at auction at Sotheby's in May 2018 for $21 million, establishing a record for a painting by a living black artist.[2] It was bought by Sean Combs and was displayed at his 50th birthday party in July 2022.[3]
It was displayed as part of the 2016-17 touring exhibition Kerry James Marshall: Mastry at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Past Times". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Deb, Sopan (17 May 2018). "Painting That Hung in a Chicago Convention Center Brings Unexpected Windfall". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Diddy's 50th Birthday Party Brings Out Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and His New Kerry James Marshall Painting". Vanity Fair (magazine). 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2024.