Beauford Delaney, American, French, 1901 to 1979, oil painting on board depicting an abstract composition. Signed lower right. Framed. Beauford Delaney was an American modernist painter. He is remembered for his work with the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as his later works in abstract expressionism following his move to Paris in the 1950s. Beaufords younger brother, Joseph, was also a noted painter. One of a kind artwork.