Agnes Martin - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | Phillips

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale,...

New York Auction 14 November 2018

  • Provenance

    The Elkon Gallery, New York
    Galerie Hauser & Wirth, Zurich
    Private Collection (acquired from the above)
    Sotheby's, New York, May 16, 2002, lot 175
    Acquired at the above by sale by the late owner

  • Catalogue Essay

    "When I first made a grid I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, this is my vision." Agnes Martin

  • Artist Biography

    Agnes Martin

    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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Property from the Estate of Howard Karshan

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Agnes Martin

Untitled

signed and dated "a martin '65" on the reverse
graphite on paper
image 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm.)
sheet 11 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (30.2 x 23.8 cm.)
Executed in 1965, this work will be included in an upcoming Catalogue Raisonné to be published digitally by Artifex Press.

Estimate
$60,000 - 80,000 

Sold for $62,500

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 14 November 2018