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Untitled #15
Agnes Martin (American, 1912–2004)
1988
Medium/Technique
Acrylic and pencil on canvas
Dimensions
182.9 x 182.9 cm (72 x 72 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The American Art Foundation in honor of Charlotte and Irving Rabb
Accession Number1997.117
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsPaintings
Over the last four decades, Agnes Martin has created spare, meditative works which express a personal and spiritual vision through formal abstraction. Untitled #15 is painted in Martin's characteristically pale, delicate tones, overlaid with repetitive pencil lines. The slight irregularities introduced by her hand create a surface that seems to vibrate, exhibiting a powerful human quality which contrasts with the seemingly mechanized process often associated with Minimalism.
Provenance1988, acquired from the artist by the American Art Foundation, New York; 1997, gift of the American Art Foundation, through PaceWildenstein, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 1997)
Copyright© 2017 Estate of Agnes Martin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.