Agnes Martin Art
American, 1912-2004
Born on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, Agnes Martin immigrated to the United States in 1932 in the hopes of becoming a teacher. After earning a degree in art education, she moved to the desert plains of Taos, New Mexico, where she made abstract paintings with organic forms, which attracted the attention of renowned New York gallerist Betty Parsons, who convinced the artist to join her roster and move to New York in 1957. There, Martin lived and worked on Coenties Slip, a street in Lower Manhattan, alongside a community of artists—including Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, and Jack Youngerman—who were all drawn to the area’s cheap rents, expansive loft spaces and proximity to the East River. Harbor Number 1 (1957), one of Martin’s earliest New York paintings, combines the geometric abstraction of her earlier Taos work with the newfound inspiration of the harbor landscape, evident in her choice of blue-gray palette.
Over the course of the next decade, Martin developed her signature format: six by six foot painted canvases, covered from edge to edge with meticulously penciled grids and finished with a thin layer of gesso. Though she often showed with other New York abstractionists, Martin’s focused pursuit charted new terrain that lay outside of both the broad gestural vocabulary of Abstract Expressionism and the systematic repetitions of Minimalism. Rather, her practice was tethered to spirituality and drew from a mix of Zen Buddhist and American Transcendentalist ideas. For Martin, painting was “a world without objects, without interruption… or obstacle. It is to accept the necessity of … going into a field of vision as you would cross an empty beach to look at the ocean.”1
In 1967, at the height of her career, Martin faced the loss of her home to new development, the sudden death of her friend Ad Reinhardt, and the growing strain of mental illness; she left New York, and returned to Taos, where she abandoned painting, instead pursuing writing and meditation in isolation. Her return to painting in 1974 was marked by a subtle shift in style: no longer defined by the delicate graphite grid, compositions such as Untitled Number 5 (1975) display bolder geometric schemes—like distant relatives of her earliest works. In these late paintings, Martin evoked the warm palette of the arid desert landscape where she remained for the rest of her life.(Biography provided by Sager Reeves Gallery)
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Artist: Agnes Martin
Untitled (from Paintings and Drawings: 1974-1990) Portfolio of ten lithographs
By Agnes Martin
Located in Bristol, GB
Portfolio of ten lithographs on vellum
Edition of2500 (reported)
30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12in) each
Not signed or numbered
Condition upon request
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1990s Contemporary Agnes Martin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Paintings and Drawings: Suite of 10 Separate (Individual) lithographs on vellum
By Agnes Martin
Located in New York, NY
AGNES MARTIN
Paintings and Drawings 1974-1990: Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1991
The complete set of 10 lithographs in colours, on vellum parchment paper, with full margins, the shee...
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Mid-20th Century Minimalist Agnes Martin Art
Materials
Lithograph, Vellum
Praise, Limited Edition, Dalton natural bond paper gold stamp signature
By Agnes Martin
Located in New York, NY
AGNES MARTIN
Praise, 1976
Lithograph on Dalton Natural Bond paper. Gold stamped signature on the front
An unnumbered proof, aside from the regular edition of 1000
Accompanied by the ...
Category
1970s Minimalist Agnes Martin Art
Materials
Lithograph, Ink, Mixed Media, Paper
Praise (Framed)
By Agnes Martin
Located in New York, NY
Agnes Martin
Praise (Framed), 1976
Limited edition lithograph on Dalton Natural Bond paper with gold rubber stamp signature, accompanied by the original sleeve
Agnes Martin's signature is stamped in gold; unnumbered proof
Frame included: framed in a white wood museum frame with UV plexiglass
Measurements:
Framed
17.75 inches by 17.75 inches by 1.5 inches
Artwork alone
10 inches by 10 inches
Agnes Martin's signature is stamped in gold; an unnumbered proof
This work is accompanied by its original envelope, affixed to the back of the frame
This work was originally distributed by the Museum of Modern Art, New York and is accompanied by the original sleeve, affixed to the back of the frame (see photo)
"Praise" is an example of Agnes Martin's lifelong fascination with grid-based compositions, which grew from her interest in Taoism. The image is comprised of a light pink square overlaid with a series of darker pink lines, which break the square into columns of alternating widths. The elegant, saccharine pink here is a departure from her typically subdued compositions, which are rarely feature color aside from light washes of muted hues. Martin's use of color here comes after the artist's ten-year respite in the Southwest. This gorgeous pastel-pink lithograph is truly special as it's one of the only prints she did in color. She oversaw every aspect of the prints creation, including the gold stamped signature, which. Despite her close association with the Minimalists, Martin described her work as Abstract Expressionist in line with Rothko's formal logic, “perceptual perfection,” and sparse compositions. She became recognized for her delicate use of lines and sparing application of color. Martin's rubber stamp signature is in gold and is deliberately faint as per the artist's express instructions.
About Agnes Martin:
"Born on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, Agnes Martin immigrated to the United States in 1932 in the hopes of becoming a teacher. After earning a degree in art education, she moved to the desert plains of Taos, New Mexico, where she made abstract paintings with organic forms, which attracted the attention of renowned New York gallerist Betty Parsons, who convinced the artist to join her roster and move to New York in 1957. There, Martin lived and worked on Coenties Slip, a street in Lower Manhattan, alongside a community of artists—including Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, and Jack Youngerman—who were all drawn to the area’s cheap rents, expansive loft spaces and proximity to the East River. Harbor Number 1 (1957), one of Martin’s earliest New York paintings, combines the geometric abstraction of her earlier Taos work with the newfound inspiration of the harbor landscape, evident in her choice of blue-gray palette.
Over the course of the next decade, Martin developed her signature format: six by six foot painted canvases, covered from edge to edge with meticulously penciled grids and finished with a thin layer of gesso. Though she often showed with other New York abstractionists, Martin’s focused pursuit charted new terrain that lay outside of both the broad gestural vocabulary of Abstract Expressionism and the systematic repetitions of Minimalism. Rather, her practice was tethered to spirituality and drew from a mix of Zen Buddhist and American Transcendentalist ideas. For Martin, painting was “a world without objects, without interruption… or obstacle. It is to accept the necessity of … going into a field of vision as you would cross an empty beach to look at the ocean.”1
In 1967, at the height of her career, Martin faced the loss of her home to new development, the sudden death of her friend Ad Reinhardt, and the growing strain of mental illness; she left New York, and returned to Taos, where she abandoned painting, instead pursuing writing and meditation in isolation. Her return to painting in 1974 was marked by a subtle shift in style: no longer defined by the delicate graphite grid, compositions such as Untitled Number 5 (1975) display bolder geometric schemes—like distant relatives of her earliest works. In these late paintings, Martin evoked the warm palette of the arid desert landscape where she remained for the rest of her life"
Introduction by Jennifer Harris, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture, 2016
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Praise
By Agnes Martin
Located in Houston, TX
Agnes Martin
"Praise" 1976
Offset lithograph on Dalton Natural Bond paper
11 x 11 inches
ed. 1000
Framed
Category
20th Century Abstract Geometric Agnes Martin Art
Materials
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Untitled No. 9
By Agnes Martin
Located in Columbia, MO
Untitled No. 9
1991
Lithographs on vellum parchment
Ed. edition of 2500
11.75 x 11.75 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Agnes Martin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Agnes Martin, Set of 3 Lithographs from Untitled (from Paintings and Drawings)
By Agnes Martin
Located in Bristol, GB
3 lithographs on vellum (from the portfolio of ten)
Edition of 2500 (reported)
Not signed or numbered
Artwork in mint condition. Minor imperfections on original packaging. Sold in or...
Category
1990s Contemporary Agnes Martin Art
Materials
Vellum, Lithograph
Agnes Martin Recent Paintings Limited Edition 1977 PACE Gallery invite on vellum
By Agnes Martin
Located in New York, NY
Agnes Martin Recent Paintings, 1977
Offset Lithograph invitation on Vellum
12 × 12 inches
Edition of 2000
Unframed
This early print is an exhibition invitation to the Pace Gallery's 1977 Agnes Martin show in New York. The image is a reproduction of a painting from the show, approved by Martin to be used on the invitation to the show. It is printed on a fragile, almost transparent vellum that captures the delicate power of the art. Less than 2000...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Agnes Martin Art
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
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