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Agnes Martin
Untitled
- Estimate
- $150,000 - 200,000
$176,400
Lot Details
watercolor, graphite and ink on paper
signed and dated “a. martin ‘95” lower right
image 9 x 9 in. (22.9 x 22.9 cm)
sheet 11 x 11 in. (27.9 x 27.9 cm)
sheet 11 x 11 in. (27.9 x 27.9 cm)
Executed in 1995.
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Agnes Martin
American | B. 1912 D. 2004As an artist defined by minimalism and abstract expressionism, Agnes Martin found serenity in her work. Commonly believed to have schizophrenia, Martin may have exercised her orderly grids and pastel colors as a way to find peace. After moving from Canada to New York City and earning her M.A. at Columbia University, she was supported by other talented artists such as Ellsworth Kelly and Robert Indiana. Martin began her career with exhibitions at Betty Parson's Gallery, and her work quickly traveled internationally from there. Eventually moving to New Mexico, the artist ended her career and cut off all social ties. Martin was represented by Pace Gallery from 1975 and was recently given a retrospective at Tate Modern in 2015.
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