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Abstract Expressionism Scholar David Anfam Dies at 69
The art historian’s legacy includes a large body of writing on Clyfford Still and his celebrated Mark Rothko catalogue raisonné.
David Anfam
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An Ambitious Survey of the Titans of Abstract Expressionism
This expansive AbEx show is brash, irreverent, and unconstrained, just like the period it aims to express.
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Eye-Opener: Paul Feeley 1957–1962
For those who think they know the work of Paul Feeley (1910–1966) the current exhibition will likely come as a surprise
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AbEx Redux: The Clyfford Still You May Not Know
Best known as the man responsible for the massive Mark Rothko: The Works on Canvas: A Catalogue Raisonné, British art historian David Anfam has more recently been focusing on another mid-20th-century American artist, Clyfford Still, whose flame-like works that have their own luminosity. "You can tur
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Rothko Scholar Explains Importance of Vandalized Tate Rothko & Restoration Challenges
We reached out to David Anfam, a Mark Rothko scholar and head of the Rothko catalogue raisonné project, to ask about the importance of "Untitled (Black on Maroon)" (1958) and the possible challenges facing the conservation of the work after Sunday's incident.