Conrad Marca-Relli Art
American, 1913-2000
Conrad Marca-Relli, son of Italian parents was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1913 and is considered the father of the New York abstract expressionism.
In 1930 he studied design at the Cooper Union for one year and worked for the Works Progress Administration until 1940. Conrad Marca-Relli served for the U.S. Army during World War II for four years, from 1941 to 1945. Till then, the work of Mark-Relli was characterized by his depictions of circus-themed or urban and architectural landscapes, the result of the influence of Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico.
During the latest years of the 40’s, he returned to Manhattan and took part along with other artists, most of them war veterans, the "Downtown group" whose workshop was in Greenwich Village. In 1949 this group formed the New York School, in which artists like Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock and Robert Rauschenberg were also part of, and who dedicated its existence to explore the avant-garde of the moment. In 1948, Conrad Marca-Relli showed his work to the public for the first time in an exhibition organized by Leo Castelli called "Ninth Street Show”, considered as the first exhibition of abstract expressionism.
During the era of the 50s, Marca-Relli definitely explores abstraction and combines it with elaborated collages. It is said that Mark-Relli began working the art of collage due to lack of paint, and then discovered how to represent some light effects like the reflection in certain surfaces such as adobe. As he was investigating this technique, his works were became increasingly complex, in the use of colors, shapes and textures. In these years, Marca-Relli taught at Yale University and bought a house at the Springs, in the vicinity of East Hampton, a community that began to develop as an artist colony. Interestingly, the home of Marca-Relli was beside Pollock’s, with whom he became close friends. It would be Marca-Relli himself who identified the body of his friend to the police the day of his death.
In the 60s, Marca-Relli uses industrial vinyl to give texture to his works and shapes are outlined with painted, or real nails, emphasizing the three dimensional plasticity. In 1967 he received his first retrospective exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Modern Art.
Conrad Marca-Relli died in 2000 after living in cities like London, Paris, Ibiza and Parma.(Biography provided by Artetrama)
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Artist: Conrad Marca-Relli
Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary Abstract Expressionism Black
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition XI
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition number: H.C.
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
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1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition XV
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition number: 47/75
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
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1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
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Etching, Aquatint
Composition XIV Limited Etching Aquatint American Modern Abstract Expressionism
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition XIV
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition number: 51/75
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observa...
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1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Paris Review Silkscreen by Conrad Marca-Relli 1968
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
Paris Review
Conrad Marca-Relli, American (1913–2000)
Date: 1968
Screenprint, signed in pencil
Edition of 150
Size: 40 x 26 in. (101.6 x 66.04 cm)
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Screen
VILLA NEUVE Signed Lithograph, City Landscape Collage, Modernist Abstract, Flag
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Union City, NJ
Villa Neuve is an original limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival printmaking paper 100% acid free. Villa Neuv...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Conrad Marca-Relli Art
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Lithograph
Modern Abstract Etching by Conrad Marca-Relli 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original etching by Marca-Relli, Conrad (American 1913 - 2000) entitled "Composition V" printed in 1977.
Etching and aquatint on Guarro paper, pencil signed and numbered 35/75. Pu...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition I
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition: 75 + AP + HC
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observati...
Category
1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Ibiza
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
A collage by Conrad Marca-Relli from 1968. An iconic piece of 1960's minimalist multi-media art.
Artist: Conrad Marca-Relli, American (1913 - 2000)
Title: Ibiza
Year: 1968
Medium:...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Newsprint
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition IX
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition number: 66/75
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observat...
Category
1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Aquatint, Etching
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition VII
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition number: 35/75
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observa...
Category
1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition XI
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition number: 57/75
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observat...
Category
1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition VI
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition: 75 + AP + HC
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observat...
Category
1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 13 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 13
60/75
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
Work: 43 x 63 cm
With margin: ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli - Composition 10
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marca-Relli - Composition 10
1977
Etching and aquatint on Guarro paper
Signed and marked HC in pencil by the artist
Work size: 62 x 43.5 cm
With margin : 77 x 56,5 cm
1100€
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition III
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition number: 51/75
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observa...
Category
1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 5 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 5
2/75
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
77 x 56,5 cm
Perfect condition ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition VIII
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition: 75 + AP + HC
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition II
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition number: 59/75
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observat...
Category
1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition V
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition: 75 + AP + HC
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observati...
Category
1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 9- 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 9
2/75
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
77 x 56,5 cm
Perfect condition ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition X
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition: 75 + AP + HC
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observati...
Category
1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 5 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 5
2/75
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
Œuvre : 62 x 43,5 cm
77 x 56,5 ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 15 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 15
62/75
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
Work: 43 x 63 cm
With margin: ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 7- 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 7
14/75
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
77 x 56,5 cm
Perfect condition...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 4 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 4
2/75
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
77 x 56,5 cm
Perfect condition ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 14
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 14, 1977
Poligrafa edition
Etching and aquatint on Guarro paper
Numbered on 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Perfect condition!
Work : 43 x 63 c...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 3 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 3
38/75
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
77 x 56,5 cm
Perfect condition...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
CONRAD MARCA-RELLI Limited ed. Etching & Aquatint American Modern, Contemporary
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Composition XIII
Date of creation: 1977
Medium: Etching and aquatint on Gvarro paper
Edition: 75 + AP + HC
Size: 56 x 76 cm
Condition: In very good conditions and never framed
Observ...
Category
1970s Modern Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition
Lithography
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
76 x 56
Perfect condition ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition
Lithography
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
76 x 56
Perfect condition ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition
Lithography
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
76 x 56
Perfect condition ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 2 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 2
64/75
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
76 x 56
Perfect condition
110...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 8- 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 8
31/75
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 197...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition
Lithography
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
76 x 56
Perfect condition ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition
Lithography
Mixed media on guarro paper
Poligrafa Edition
Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Circa 1977
76 x 56
Perfect condition ...
Category
1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Art
Materials
Mixed Media
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