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KLAUS KERTESS (1940–2016)

Billy Sullivan on Klaus Kertess (1940–2016)
By Billy Sullivan
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Klaus Kertess, 1996. Photo: John Jonas Gruen. © Estate of John Jonas Gruen.
Billy Sullivan, Klaus, East Hampton, 1974, acrylic and pastel on paper, 40 x 30".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus, East Hampton, 1974, acrylic and pastel on paper, 40 x 30″.
Billy Sullivan, Playa Bonita, 1989, pastel on paper, 30 x 42 1/2".
Billy Sullivan, Playa Bonita, 1989, pastel on paper, 30 x 42 1/2″.
Billy Sullivan, Klaus Gets the Pearls (detail), 1994, ink on paper, 21 x 109".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus Gets the Pearls (detail), 1994, ink on paper, 21 x 109″.
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Dave, 1998, oil on linen, 30 x 42".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Dave, 1998, oil on linen, 30 x 42″.
Billy Sullivan, KK at Coco Beach, 2003, oil on linen, 72 x 40".
Billy Sullivan, KK at Coco Beach, 2003, oil on linen, 72 x 40″.
Billy Sullivan, Klaus in Tulum, 2003, oil on linen, 72 x 52 1/2".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus in Tulum, 2003, oil on linen, 72 x 52 1/2″.
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Clarissa, 29 Palms, 2007, oil on linen, 52 x 72".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Clarissa, 29 Palms, 2007, oil on linen, 52 x 72″.
Billy Sullivan, Madrid Lilies with Klaus, 2007, pastel on paper, 42 x 30".
Billy Sullivan, Madrid Lilies with Klaus, 2007, pastel on paper, 42 x 30″.
Billy Sullivan, Klaus, 2009, oil on linen, 30 x 22".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus, 2009, oil on linen, 30 x 22″.
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Screech, 2013, pastel on paper, 52 x 33".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Screech, 2013, pastel on paper, 52 x 33″.
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Klaus, 2015–16, oil on linen, 32 x 22".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Klaus, 2015–16, oil on linen, 32 x 22″.
Billy Sullivan, Town Line Beach, 2016, pastel on paper, 41 x 52".
Billy Sullivan, Town Line Beach, 2016, pastel on paper, 41 x 52″.
Billy Sullivan, Klaus, East Hampton, 1974, acrylic and pastel on paper, 40 x 30".
Billy Sullivan, Playa Bonita, 1989, pastel on paper, 30 x 42 1/2".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus Gets the Pearls (detail), 1994, ink on paper, 21 x 109".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Dave, 1998, oil on linen, 30 x 42".
Billy Sullivan, KK at Coco Beach, 2003, oil on linen, 72 x 40".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus in Tulum, 2003, oil on linen, 72 x 52 1/2".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Clarissa, 29 Palms, 2007, oil on linen, 52 x 72".
Billy Sullivan, Madrid Lilies with Klaus, 2007, pastel on paper, 42 x 30".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus, 2009, oil on linen, 30 x 22".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Screech, 2013, pastel on paper, 52 x 33".
Billy Sullivan, Klaus and Klaus, 2015–16, oil on linen, 32 x 22".
Billy Sullivan, Town Line Beach, 2016, pastel on paper, 41 x 52".

Billy Sullivan is an artist based in New York.

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