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Actually the precedent that we have followed is both - an image of the artist when it is available and usable, and/or a work of art. Some artists pages have images of the artist in text - see Henry Moore, and a sculpture in the infobox; while others have just works of art by choice in the infobox. The Bluhm painting is acceptable in the infobox..Modernist (talk) 03:19, 2 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
See Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Art Manual of Style: "It will often be better to place a work by the artist at the top of the article; this is especially the case for imaginary portraits of early artists, or photographs of more recent ones." Since neither are up at the moment, I can't judge, but a picture is often the better option, and Modernist's judgement is likely to be reliable. Johnbod (talk) 03:37, 2 September 2008 (UTC)Reply