David Pincus
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| - | '''Mark Rothko''' born '''Marcus Rothkowitz''' ([[September 25]], [[1903]] – [[February 25]], [[1970]]) was a [[Latvia]]n-born [[United States|American]] painter and [[printmaker]] who is classified as an [[abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]], although he rejected not only the label but even being an abstract painter. | + | '''David N. Pincus''' ( - 2011), 85, a passionate art patron and humanitarian, who lived life with gusto and devoted himself to relieving the suffering of children, died at his Wynnewood home Wednesday morning from leukemia. . |
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| - | In early November, 2005, Rothko's 1953 oil on canvas painting, ''Homage to Matisse'', broke the record selling price of any post-war painting at a public auction, at US$ 22.5 million. | + | |
| - | In May 2007, Rothko's 1950 painting ''[[White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose)]]'', broke this record again, selling at US$ 72.8 million at Sotheby's New York. The painting was sold by philanthropist [[David Rockefeller]], who attended the auction. | + | Mr. Pincus, the retired chairman of Pincus Bros.-Maxwell, a family-owned clothing manufacturer, was well-known in Philadelphia art circles for his impressive modern collection. Some of his donated works adorn the region's most prominent museums and public spaces. |
| - | In May 2011, [[Christie's]] auctions sold a previously unknown Rothko painting, accounting for the work as #836. The work was added to the existing Rothko catalog of 835 works after expert authentication. The newly discovered painting, ''Untitled, #17'', created in 1961, came to light when a private collector put it up for sale, claiming he bought it directly from the artist. A seven-foot-tall oil on canvas in red and pink on an ochre background, the painting opened with a house bid at US$ 13 million and sold for US$ 30 million, plus sellers and buyers fees (US$ 33 million, all inclusive). | + | A boisterous man, the nearly six-foot-five Mr. Pincus was a study in contradiction: He was intensely private yet impossible to ignore; he admired the paintings of Willem de Kooning as well as the cartoons of Charles M. Schulz. |
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| - | In May 2012, Rothko's 1961 painting ''[[Orange, Red, Yellow]]'' (#693 in Anfam's ''catalogue raisonné'') was sold by Christie's, New York, for US$ 86.9 million, setting a new record for a post-war painting at a public auction. The painting had formerly been in the collection of abstract expressionism built up by [[David Pincus|David and Gerry Pincus]]. | + | |
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David N. Pincus ( - 2011), 85, a passionate art patron and humanitarian, who lived life with gusto and devoted himself to relieving the suffering of children, died at his Wynnewood home Wednesday morning from leukemia. .
Mr. Pincus, the retired chairman of Pincus Bros.-Maxwell, a family-owned clothing manufacturer, was well-known in Philadelphia art circles for his impressive modern collection. Some of his donated works adorn the region's most prominent museums and public spaces.
A boisterous man, the nearly six-foot-five Mr. Pincus was a study in contradiction: He was intensely private yet impossible to ignore; he admired the paintings of Willem de Kooning as well as the cartoons of Charles M. Schulz.
