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Mark Tansey

Mark Tansey (Born 1949) is active/lives in New York, California.  Mark Tansey is known for Post-surreal often droll genre.

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The following, submitted August 2005, is from Peter Falk, Art Historian and friend of the artist.

In the world of living artists, fame can be fleeting, skillfully pumped up by promotional hyperboles of major art galleries. Mark Tansey, however, is a rarity among contemporary artists. Several books have been written about his extraordinary approach to making art, and some of the world's major art museums have given him solo exhibitions. One of his major paintings is on permanent display in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Many other major museums worldwide own his works.

Clearly, Tansey has achieved lasting recognition, placing him in the pantheon of true contemporary masters. Imagine a painter expressing the views of an art historian and a social commentator. The result is a unique surrealist, post-modernist painter plumbing the intellectual depths of art, social, literary, and scientific history. Using photographic images from popular culture, academ   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 13190 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 139 auction lots for Mark Tansey (of which 110 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 1 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 2 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Mark Tansey as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

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