Purvis Young Retrospective at New River Fine Art - posted by Florida Fine Art Blog

New River Fine Art Announces Major Purvis Young Retrospective

In a major art world event, Lisa Burgess, owner of New River Fine Art at 914 East Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is opening an exhibition and offering for sale works from her personal collection of Young's art consisting of more than 700 constructions, paintings and drawings from the 1970's to 2001. 

"We are very excited with this unique opportunity to unveil such a magnificent collection," Mrs. Burgess said. "The exhibition will debut at New River Fine Art on Friday, which coincides with the release of 128 page full color catalog." The exhibit runs through April 22nd. The public is invited with advance reservations.

"We feel the time is right to begin offering works from our personal collection", stated Burgess. "With major museum collections growing, auction records being set for the artist's work and galleries asking higher and higher prices, the depth of the New River Fine Art's collection means we can offer real value to collectors for an artist whose reputation will continue to grow for many years. Many art professionals believe major works from Purvis Young will soon regularly be valued at over one hundred thousand dollars." Prices in the exhibition range from a mere $150 to $50,000.

Purvis Young was an American artist from the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. His work was a blend of collage and painting, utilized found-objects and the experience of African Americans in the urban America.

Call Lisa Burgess (954) 524-2100 or visit New River website here.