Syd Solomon, Abstract Artist, 86

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It was reported from Sarasota, Florida, that abstract artist Syd
Solomon, whose paintings appear in the Whitney Museum of American Art
and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, New York, has died after a long
battle with Alzheimer's, at the age of 86.

Mr. Solomon died Wednesday in Sarasota, where he had been living in an
assisted living facility for several years.

He was a charismatic figure who helped make Sarasota a nationally
known artists' colony in the 1950s. He and his wife, Annie, commonly
commuted to their home in the Hamptons on Long Island in the summer.

"He was a legend in Sarasota and in the New York art world," said art
historian and writer Mark Ormond. "He built a bridge between the two
places."

Along with New York, Solomon's works also hang in the Hirshhorn Museum
and Corcoran Gallery in Washington and Israel's Tel Aviv Museum. He
often drew inspiration for his work from the seascapes surrounding his
homes in Florida and the Hamptons.