New York City.- Phillips de Pury & Company is pleased to announce highlights from its New York Contemporary Art Auctions. “Under the Influence”, starts off the activities at 12 noon on March 8th at 450 Park Avenue, New York. More than 300 lots r…
World Renowned Spanish Abstract Artist Antoni Tàpies Dies at Age 88
New York (New York times).- Antoni Tàpies, a largely self-taught Spanish abstract painter whose seductive, tactile surfaces, often scratched with mysterious graffiti-like marks, made use of unconventional materials like marble dust, ground chalk, s…
Economic Woes of Patrons Takes A Toll on Commissioned US Artwork
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Economic woes have pinched the pockets of wealthy
art patrons, but artists who rely on those commissions say they are surviving,
albeit with more specialized works and smaller payoffs. In a time of tight
budgets, commiss…