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Lot Essay
Influential art advisor, dealer, and avid collector, Phillip A. Bruno's career in the art world spanned 57 years. His career path took him from the Weyhe Art Gallery via the La Napoule Art Foundation to the prestigious Staempfli Gallery, in New York, where he must have surely encountered the work of the Chilean master Claudio Bravo. After 29 years as co-director of Staempfli, he joined Marlborough Gallery, New York, where he served as director for 18 years before retiring in 2007.
Over the last half century, Bruno has donated over 250 art works to 25 American museums and university art galleries and, most recently, to the Morgan Library and Museum. In 1988, Bruno endowed the Phillip A. Bruno Art Fund at Swarthmore College. His portraits are included in various collections including the Met and Rhode Island Museum of Design.
Over the last half century, Bruno has donated over 250 art works to 25 American museums and university art galleries and, most recently, to the Morgan Library and Museum. In 1988, Bruno endowed the Phillip A. Bruno Art Fund at Swarthmore College. His portraits are included in various collections including the Met and Rhode Island Museum of Design.