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Carmen Herrera, who developed her craft in Paris and New York, soared to fame at the age of 89, selling her paintings for the first time.
She painted in obscurity for decades, living on the earnings of her husband, an English teacher. Everything changed with a gallery show in 2004.
Cuban-born American artist Carmen Herrera has died aged 106 in New York. The art world, and beyond, are mourning the loss of this remarkable trailblazer of abstraction.
The Cuban-born, American artist Carmen Herrera has died at the age of 106, only months before her May birthday.
She painted in obscurity for decades, living on the earnings of her husband, an English teacher. Everything changed with a gallery show in 2004.