An accurate reproduction of Pat Lipsky s Bright Music II according to the artist s lawsuit
The New York Supreme Court ruled on 10 March that Spanierman Gallery caused damage to the reputation of artist Pat Lipsky when, in 2019, used manipulated image of her 1969 painting
Bright Music II, with wildly distorted colours and background, on an online art sales platform. A ruling on monetary damages is now due to take place.
The lawsuit, filed last year under New York State’s rarely used 1980 Artist Authorship Rights Act, a precursor to the federal Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, Lipsky claimed that
Bright Music II was in need of conservation and that Spanierman attempted to conceal damage to the canvas by using a distorted digital image that significantly dulled the deep, vibrant colours, and altered the saturation, brightness and contrast of the actual work. After contacting the gallery to express her dismay over the appearance of the 50-year-old paint