According to Jori Finkel in the NY Times, «When Los Angeles» Hammer Museum Director Ann Philbin and Chief Curator Gary Garrels started building a collection, they chose to concentrate on drawings, photographs and works on paper, leaving the more
expensive fields of painting and sculpture to play a supporting role... The goal is to be financially savvy «without sacrificing quality,» said Ms. Philbin, who was previously head of the Drawing Center in New York.
According to Jori Finkel in the NY Times, «When Los Angeles» Hammer Museum Director Ann Philbin and Chief Curator Gary Garrels started building a collection, they chose to concentrate on drawings, photographs and works on paper, leaving the more
expensive fields of painting and sculpture to play a supporting role... The goal is to be financially... read more... «Ann Philbin at the Hammer Museum collects paper»
Not exact matches
The most
expensive piece
of American art sold at auction, this signature work by one
of the great abstract painters
of the mid-20th century, and a pioneer
of Colour
Field Painting, is the second most expensive post-war painting sold at auction, after Francis Bacon's T
Painting, is the second most
expensive post-war
painting sold at auction, after Francis Bacon's T
painting sold at auction, after Francis Bacon's Triptych.
The world's secon most
expensive example
of Colour
Field Painting, after Orange, Red, Yellow (1961) also by Rothko.