Sam Francis

Helen Frankenthaler dies at 83; abstract painter

2011-12-28 00:00:00

Helen Frankenthaler, a New York artist whose bursts of color achieved by pouring thinned paint onto canvas from coffee cans helped point art in fresh directions after the initial post-World War II explosion of Abstract Expressionism, has died. She was 83....

PST, A to Z: ’46 N. Los Robles’ at Pacific Asia, ‘Proof’ at Norton Simon

2011-12-26 16:32:55

Art review: 'State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970' at OCMA

2012-01-05 16:33:19

June Wayne dies at 93; led revival of fine-art print making

2011-08-25 00:00:00

June Wayne, who helped pioneer a revival of fine-art print making in the 1960s when she founded the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles, has died. She was 93. An accomplished artist in her own right, Wayne died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles...

Southland arts venues

2011-09-14 16:52:00

18th Street Arts Center 1639 18th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 (310) 453-3711, 18thstreet.org A + D Architecture and Design Museum 6032 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 932-9393, http://www.aplusd.org American Museum of Ceramic Art...

Lesser-known artists are poised for a breakthrough

2011-09-18 00:00:00

Nobody thought a 12-sided geometric painting by a little-known artist could top a Hockney. The painting, "Vector," has languished in storage for at least 30 years. The painter, Ron Davis, has been living off the grid near Taos, N.M., for almost as long....

Artists sue Christie's and Sotheby's for 'resale royalties'

2011-10-18 21:32:57

Resale royalty lawsuits filed against nine California galleries

2011-11-02 16:33:00

Review: 'Crosscurrents in L.A. Painting and Sculpture, 1950-1970'

2011-09-29 16:33:09

Art review: 'Perpetual Motion: Michael Goldberg' at Cal State University, Long Beach

2010-11-26 16:32:42

Art review: Katharina Grosse at Christopher Grimes Gallery

2010-12-16 16:33:17

Estranged wife of Dennis Hopper contests sale of certain art items

2011-01-12 16:32:54

Manor Sherbert won the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry's youth softball C League Championship and tournament in July. In back, from left, are coaches Tanae Muldoon, Brooke Norris and Sam Francis.

2011-08-11 22:13:38

Fragments 1 and 2 of "Basel Mural III," right, have been mounted adjacent to Sam Francis ' "Basel Mural 1" at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena .

2009-11-23 00:00:00

Alberto Giacometti statues tower over a room with a Sam Francis oil on canvas.

2009-11-04 18:41:25