The Top Seventy Five Art Professionals
However, it was determined to be the true deal earlier this yr after it was noticed by Malo de Lussac of Paris’s Daguerre Val de Loire auction house whereas visiting the house. Each December, timed to Art Basel Miami Beach, Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz mount a new exhibition at their personal museum in Miami’s Design District. Troy Carter stated he was glad “to see the world lastly paying attention” to Ernie Barnes, whose 1976 painting The Sugar Shack offered for a record-breaking $15.2 million at Christie’s New York. “He’s one of the culturally significant artists within the history of Black art,” he explained. “There are so many missed artists in this class.” With latest acquisitions of works by Genevieve Gaignard and Austin Uzor, Carter said he’s on the lookout for an additional Barnes to add to his holdings. Anita Blanchard and Martin Nesbitt, two new additions to the …