Francis Hines: Unwrapping the Mystery of New York’s Wrapper at Hollis Taggart Southport, CT & Chelsea, NYC

 

 

 

Francis Hines, Untitled, 1986; Hardpoint pastel on Arches paper mounted on wood with synthetic fabric wraps, 52 x 72 in. (132.1 x 182.9 cm)

We were intrigued by a story that first caught our eye on Twitter. The few lines we read were about a dumpster-diving car mechanic who retrieved artwork that turns out to be the work of ‘wrapper-artist’ Francis Hines.

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