Ernie Barnes' iconic 1976 painting 'The Sugar Shack' sold for a record-setting $15.2 million for the late artist, whose work was featured in 'Good Times.'
. He painted “The Sugar Shack” from a childhood memory — sneaking into the Durham Armory, a North Carolina venue that hosted segregated dances and that still exists. Barnes once said it was the “first time my innocence met with the sins of dance.”
“This image has been in my consciousness since I was a kid. I have an emotional connection to it,” Perkins told Artnet, adding, “If I did a survey, and I put a picture of the Mona Lisa and a picture of The Sugar Shack side by side, in my group of African Americans, they’re going to remember The Sugar Shack more than anything else.”Ernie Barnes dies at 70; pro football player, successful painter
“We were so pleased to see such phenomenal performances by an incredibly diverse group of 20th century artists in our sale this evening,” Emily Kaplan, co-head of the 20th Century Evening Sale, said in a statement to The Times. “We featured works by nine female artists representing a range of artistic periods, two of whom set records — Grace Hartigan and Howardena Pindell. We were also thrilled by the outstanding performance by Ernie Barnes. The Sugar Shack soared past its high estimate of $200,000 to sell for $15.2 million, nearly 28 times his previous auction record.”
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