Marisol Key New York Pop Artist Dies In Obscurity Aged 85

Marisol Key New York Pop Artist Dies In Obscurity Aged 85

Marisol, the Venezuelan-American artist who created assemblages combining folk and Pop Art has died in Manhattan. She was 85. Marisol was a glamorous fixture on the 1960s art scene in New York. Born María Sol Escobar, she adopted the name Marisol and had her first in...
Basil Blackshaw Northern Irish Painter Dies Aged 83

Basil Blackshaw Northern Irish Painter Dies Aged 83

The Northern Ireland artist Basil Blackshaw has died aged 83. Blackshaw was regarded as one of the most significant painters of his period and one of the most important painters from Ireland. Over the past, his works have been featured in a number of key exhibitions...