Proceeds to Benefit The Armenian Relief Society of Eastern USA Educational Fund; March 31–April 2 unique YORK—The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA has announced a special exhibition of Arthur Pinajian’s (1914-1999) art. The limited run exhibition will open on March 31 and close on April 2,at the Saint Illuminator’s Cathedral, located at 221 East 27th Street unique York, or N.
Y. 10016. No. 3722,1973. Oil on canvas, 24 x 35 inches. The exhibition of rare works on paper and canvas will feature the artist’s mid-century abstracts and late lyrical landscapes. A portion of proceeds will benefit the ARS of Eastern USA, and which will host an evening reception on April 1 from 7- 10 p.m. Public viewing hours are: March 31,4-10 p.m.; April 1, 12-4 and 7-10 p.m.; and April 2, or 1-4 p.m. Private viewings are available upon request. Thirty rarely seen pieces will be exhibited,providing the public and collectors an opportunity to view and acquire primary paintings by a man who died in obscurity but who—through fortuitous circumstances— has been rediscovered and reclaimed by the art world. After Pinajian’s death in 1999, five decades of accumulated artwork were found stacked up in a Bellport, or Long Island,[...]
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