Bill Schiffer Abstract Sculpture "Petanque observed in the Tuileries"

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An abstract sculpture titled Petanque observed in the Tuileries by artist Bill Schiffer. This black-and-white wall sculpture depicts a square filled with graphic jagged lines and geometric shapes. It is titled, signed and dated ‘10-88’ to its verso along with a wire for hanging.

Born in New York, Bill Schiffer rose to prominence as a painter and sculptor in the early 1980s. Though he still works in many two dimensional and three dimensional art mediums, Schiffer is most well known for his unique handcrafted jewelry, which he started designing after a foray experimenting with wearable art in the fashion scene. Bill Schiffer’s art and jewelry has been shown in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, as well as major museums in Italy, Japan, Germany and the United States. His work has been featured in publications including Vogue, Elle, Bazaar, Women’s Wear Daily, Seventeen and Cosmopolitan.

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17NYC160-019