Puerto Rican Painter and NYC Arts Advocate Tony Bechara Dies at 83

Puerto Rican Painter and NYC Arts Advocate Tony Bechara Dies at 83

Painter and printmaker Tony Bechara, whose passionate support for artists helped mold New York City’s cultural landscape, died at his home on Wednesday, April 23, on his 83rd birthday. The news of his death was announced by Lisson Gallery, which presented a solo exhibition of his work last January. A pioneering visual artist whose 50-year practice balanced exuberant spontaneity with measured precision, Bechara spent most of his life residing and…