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The Big PictureWhen artist Eugene James Martin died in 2005, his wife, Suzanne Fredericq, decided that something had to be done.
Martin was an accomplished painter, with his own brand of abstraction drawing on African American themes, an oeuvre spanning some five decades and works in important collections throughout the south -- but he had done little to promote himself during his life.
This was what brought her to Artnet's new Artists' Works Catalogues.
The service creates an online resource for researchers, collectors and art enthusiasts hoping to get a grasp on the scope of a career, as well as a powerful promotional tool for select artists, explains project coordinator Maya Shikhman.
Debuted in November 2005, the project now has 38 active catalogues, from important historical figures like Mary Cassatt to vital mid-career artists such as Rachel Whiteread -- with additional catalogues in the works on new media pioneers like Janet Cardiff, cutting-edge painters like Kehinde Wiley and avant-garde photographers like Vik Muniz.
While not designed to replace a catalogue raisonné, Artnet's new Artists' Works Catalogues take advantage of the dynamic nature of the web, providing a living resource that can be updated fluidly as a career progresses or as new historical facts become available.
The launch time for a catalogue varies depending on
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