%C2%A9 2014 Brice Marden %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York
Untitled, 1966
Brice Mardenexpand_more
Charcoal, graphite, and white gouache on brown paperexpand_more
The Mrs. Patrick Butler Fund, by exchangeexpand_more 70.29
Not on Viewexpand_more
This untitled drawing is an exemplar of Brice Marden’s long-standing interest in exploring the spatial and structural properties of the rectangle. It also demonstrates his penchant for combining gestural mark making with a rigid geometric framework. Marden first gained notice in the mid-1960s with a succession of luminous monochromatic paintings and grid-patterned drawings that explored the expressive potential of color, light, and surface. Blending painterly tactility, a subdued palette, and formal restraint, these abstract works possessed a lyricism and subtlety that contrasted with the cool, emotionally detached style of his Minimalist contemporaries. Gestural marks impart a frenetic energy reminiscent of works by “action painters” of the Abstract Expressionist school. The composition is bordered by untouched paper calculated to establish spatial balance and a harmonious whole.
Details
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist Life
- 1938 - 2023
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 70.29
- Provenance
- [The New Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio]; sold to MIA, 1970.
- Curator Approved
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