Ernest Briggs (1923–1984) was an active participant in the later wave of Abstract Expressionism, the revolution in abstract painting that secured New York City's position as the art capital of the world in the post-World War II period.
Read more about Ernest Briggs: Biography, Selected Solo Exhibitions, Selected Group Exhibitions, Selected Public Collections
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