Phyllis Diller was an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1917. Jeffrey Deitch, New York (Grand Str) featured Phyllis Diller's work in the past.Phyllis Diller's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 100 USD to 1,530 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2016 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,530 USD for Cat on a Green Chair ; and Jungle Joy (two) 1, sold at Bonhams Los Angeles in 2022. Phyllis Diller has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in May 2023. The artist died in 2012.
The phenomenon of the artist who drops out, whether only leaving the scene socially or actually ceasing to make work, may be as old as the scene itself, but it could be catching on.
Frank Sinatra, who perhaps understood the level of fandom Marilyn Monroe faced better than anyone else alive at that time, once advised the actress to buy filing cabinets to protect her personal belongings.