Renowned Abstract Urban Landscape Painter Martha Diamond Dies at 79

Diamond's influential work, celebrated for its unique blend of form and abstraction, will be showcased in upcoming exhibitions in Los Angeles, Maine, and Connecticut.

• Martha Diamond, the American painter known for her abstract urban landscapes, has died at the age of 79 after a long illness.
• Diamond's work, often depicting New York City, was praised for its unique blend of form and abstraction.
• Despite her influence on younger painters, Diamond did not gain broad public recognition until late in her life.
• Diamond's first solo show at David Kordansky, the gallery she joined in 2023, will be on view in Los Angeles from March 23 to April 27, 2024.
• A survey of her work, Martha Diamond: Deep Time, will open at the Colby College Museum of Art in Maine on July 13, 2024, and will then travel to The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut.

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