NEW YORK, NY.- Franklin Bowles Galleries presents an important collection of new works by Claude Lazar and Margot Lazar. Claude Lazar chose Franklin Bowles Galleries to become the sole representative of his work in the eastern United States. Since then Lazar’s reputation has grown enormously, as has the demand for his work. As a bonus, last year Claude brought to the gallery’s attention the paintings of his wife, Margot Lazar, a very different but similarly talented artist. Now the gallery is privileged to announce that Franklin Bowles Galleries will exclusively represent both artists nationwide and exhibit their work in both theirr San Francisco and New York galleries. Claude Lazar’s work depicts haunting, ambiguous images of empty apartment interiors, tattered storefronts, and vacant streets. So often it is these weathered facades and empty passageways that define our experience of urban life. N