Raymond Saunders, Artist Whose Enigmatic Works Highlighted Sociopolitical Concerns, Dies at 90

Raymond Saunders, artist and author of ‘Black is a Color’, 1934–2025

Raymond Saunders. Photo: Mimi Jacobs. Courtesy Andrew Kreps Gallery Raymond Saunders, known for his mixed-media assemblage paintings that layer fragments of printed matters with expressionistic brush marks, has died aged 90.  Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1934, Saunders participated as a teenager in the Saturday art programme run by Carnegie Museum of Art. There he studied under Joseph C. Fitzpatrick, who also taught Andy Warhol and Mel Bo…

Radical Painter Raymond Saunders Dies at 90

The politically minded painter died just a week after his first major survey closed at Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, tracing his seven‑decade trajectory through art to speak on his own terms.

Raymond Saunders, Artist Whose Enigmatic Works Highlighted Sociopolitical Concerns, Dies at 90

Raymond Saunders, who created enigmatic paintings often infused with sociopolitical undertones, has died at 90. Casemore, Andrew Kreps, and David Zwirner galleries, all which co-represented the artist, announced his passing in a joint statement on Instagram on Monday. Saunders’s work is characterized by an assemblage style with an extensive use of black paint that tied together both his commonplace lived experiences and formal art training. Sa…