The Elkon Gallery, Inc., New York
PaceWildenstein, New York
Private Collection, Switzerland
Peter Blum, New York
Private Collection, New York
Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2007)
Christie’s, London, February 14, 2013, lot 173
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
New York, The Drawing Center; Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art, 3 x Abstraction: New Methods of Drawing by Hilma af Klint, Emma Kunz and Agnes Martin, March 19, 2005 – March 26, 2006
New York, Vivian Horan Fine Art, Minimalism: On and Off Paper, September 28 – November 17, 2006
American • 1912 - 2004
As an artist defined by minimalism and abstract expressionism, Agnes Martin found serenity in her work. Commonly believed to have schizophrenia, Martin may have exercised her orderly grids and pastel colors as a way to find peace. After moving from Canada to New York City and earning her M.A. at Columbia University, she was supported by other talented artists such as Ellsworth Kelly and Robert Indiana. Martin began her career with exhibitions at Betty Parson's Gallery, and her work quickly traveled internationally from there. Eventually moving to New Mexico, the artist ended her career and cut off all social ties. Martin was represented by Pace Gallery from 1975 and was recently given a retrospective at Tate Modern in 2015.
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