1985 in art
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[edit] Events
- Charles Saatchi's collection opens to the public, arousing interest in Neo-expressionism
[edit] Awards
- Archibald Prize: Guy Warren – Flugelman with Wingman
- Turner Prize – Howard Hodgkin
- Shortlisted were: Terry Atkinson, Tony Cragg, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Milena Kalinovska and John Walker.
[edit] Works
See also: Category:1985 paintings
- Wayne Thiebaud – Sunset Streets
- Sally Robinson – Kakadu, Australian, Screen Print
[edit] Deaths
- 28 March – Marc Chagall, Russian-Belarusian-French painter (b. 1887).
- 11 May – Chester Gould, American cartoonist (b. 1900).
- 12 May – Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (b. 1901).
- 22 May – Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator (b. 1909).
- 28 September – André Kertész, Hungarian-born photographer (b. 1894).
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- Richard Amsel, American illustrator and graphic designer (b. 1947).
- Grace Albee, American printmaker (b. 1890).