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Mickalene Thomas

American • b. 1971

Biography

Glamour and feminism need not be foes, as evinced by the wonderful work of Mickalene Thomas. The artist examines these qualities through the lens of the African-American female experience. Whether with her rhinestone-inflected, '70s-glam-inspired portraits of black beauty and power or her photographic installations of her mother's living room, Thomas personalizes while aestheticizing a visual conversation about race. By tackling classical art historical themes, she writes African-American aesthetics into traditional conventions.

Blockbuster retrospectives at the Brooklyn Museum and ICA Boston thrust Thomas into contemporary art's mainstage. Her platform extends her creative pursuits into fashion, interiors and DJ'ing. Thomas' market has also grown at a steady pace with auction prices increasing each year.

Insights

Her first major retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum took on Gustave Courbet with its title, "Origin of the Universe," alluding to the nineteenth century realist's famed canvas of a woman's pubis.
Inspired by photographer Carrie Mae Weems, Thomas switched mediums from painting to photography and even enrolled at Pratt Institute to pursue technical training.

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Mickalene Thomas
Keri On
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000
Sold for £203,200
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Mickalene Thomas
Red Sweater
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,560
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Mickalene Thomas
I Can’t See Me Without You
Estimate $350,000 - 550,000
Sold for $441,000
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Mickalene Thomas
As If You Read My Mind
Estimate £200,000 - 250,000
Sold for £504,000
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Mickalene Thomas
Trois Divas (A E I O U and sometimes Y)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $17,640
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Mickalene Thomas
Photomontage 5
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $44,100
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Mickalene Thomas
Looking Up from the She Works Hard For the Money Pin-Up series
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$3,780,000
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Mickalene Thomas
Portrait of Qusuquzah #5
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $504,000
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Mickalene Thomas
Clarivel with Black Blouse with White Ribbon
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,930
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Mickalene Thomas
Portrait of Lili in Black and White
Estimate £150,000 - 250,000
Sold for £252,000
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Mickalene Thomas
I've Got it Bad and that Ain't Good from the She Works Hard For the Money Pin-Up series
Estimate $180,000 - 220,000
Sold for $491,400
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Mickalene Thomas
Two works: (i-ii) A-E-I-O-U (and Sometimes Y)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $52,920
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Mickalene Thomas
Portrait of Jessica
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $1,542,500
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Mickalene Thomas
Oprah Winfrey, from When Ends Meet
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $16,380
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Mickalene Thomas
Condoleezza Rice, from When Ends Meet
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $12,600
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Mickalene Thomas
Clarivel Right
Estimate £220,000 - 350,000
Sold for £315,000
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Mickalene Thomas
Untitled #10
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $889,100
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Mickalene Thomas
I've Been Good To Me
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $901,200
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Mickalene Thomas
Trois Divas I-III (AEIOU and sometimes Y)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $23,750
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Mickalene Thomas
Portrait of Marie Sitting in Black and White
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $5,625
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Mickalene Thomas
Courbet 1 (Melody: Sitting)
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £37,500
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Mickalene Thomas
Untitled #10
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $131,250
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Mickalene Thomas
Four Works: When Ends Meet #2
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $87,500
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Mickalene Thomas
Portrait of Qusuquzah
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £18,750
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