Agnes Martin (Canadian/American 1912-2004) Blue Flower

Agnes Martin (Canadian/American, 1912-2004) Blue Flower , 1962 Titled, signed, and dated "Blue Flower/a. martin/62" on the reverse, identified on labels from Robert Elkon Gallery, New York, the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and on an unattributed museum label affixed to the reverse. Oil, glue, nails, and canvas collage on canvas stretched over panel, panel size 11 5/8 x 11 3/8 in., in an integral frame. Condition: Toning to canvas, minor oxidation to nail heads, minor surface accretions, small split to panel on the reverse. Provenance: A private New Hampshire and Vermont collection. Exhibitions: Agnes Martin, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, January 22-March 1, 1973 and Pasadena Museum of Modern Art, Pasadena, California, April 3-May 27, 1973. Agnes Martin: Paintings and Drawings 1957-1975, Organized by Arts Council of Great Britain, London, Hayward Gallery, London, March 2, 1977-April 24, 1977 and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, May 13-June 19, 1977. N.B. Although Martin studied at Columbia in the 1940s and 1950s, she spent most of her formative artistic years in New Mexico. She was a part of the Abstract Expressionist movement, although her works were more contemplative than many of her colleagues. Her approach had more affinity with Mark Rothko and Ellsworth Kelly than with the gestural painters. In 1957 Betty Parsons asked Martin to come to New York, wishing to feature Martin at her g Read more…