As I have often said and sometimes written, the history of art extends from Anonymous to Untitled, from when only the work mattered to where only the name in the signature does.What reminds me of this is a reproduction in the New York Times(10/16/12) of an untitled painting by Franz Kline, which, at the forthcoming auction, "is expected to bring $20 million to $30 million" and make me sick to my stomach. I recall a t…
SOURCE: John Simon at 04:56PM on October 28, 2012