BRICE MARDEN

1938-2023, United States

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Although an abstractionist, [Marden] dismisses theoretical discussions, explaining that she is simply driven by an instinct to create—Minimalism, Modernism, and Greenbergian stoicism be damned.

Helen Marden: ‘I paint because I have to’

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Large Letter Drawing by Brice Marden contemporary artwork painting works on paper

Brice Marden Large Letter Drawing, 2007 Kremer inks, Kremer white shellac, and oil on cardstock
75.4 x 101 cm
98.1 x 122.9 x5.7 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery

Butterfly Wings by Brice Marden contemporary artwork drawing painting works on paper

Brice Marden Butterfly Wings, 2005 Ink on paper
27.9 x 38.1 cm
52.7 x 62.5 x2.5 cm (incl frame) Pace Gallery

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Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition Works on Paper from a Distinguished Private Collection at 68 Park Place East Hampton

Group Exhibition Works on Paper from a Distinguished Private Collection Pace Gallery
68 Park Place, East Hampton 12–20 August 2020

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Letter Drawing 2 by Brice Marden contemporary artwork works on paper

Brice Marden Letter Drawing 2, 2011 Kremer ink, Kremer white shellac, and graphite on Rives BFK paper
27.6 x 37.8 cm
52.4 x 61.9 x2.9 cm (incl frame) David Zwirner Request Price & Availability

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Gagosian contemporary art gallery in 980 Madison Avenue New York United States

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Conversation Helen Marden: ‘I paint because I have to’ Anna Dickie Helen Marden’s exhibition, ‘The Grief Paintings’, opens at Gagosian in New York almost a year after the death of her husband, Brice Marden. She opens up about finding her own artistic voice.

Spotlight Hydra: An Aegean Paradise for the Most Abstract of Thinkers Annabel Downes Artist and curator Dimitrios Antonitsis recounts his memories of Helen and Brice Marden, and discusses some of Hydra’s most exciting art initiatives.

News What Is Christie’s Selling at Spring Auctions in New York? Sam Gaskin Highlights include the swirling grasses of a garden on the Seine by Vincent van Gogh and a spaghetti‑esque abstract by New York painter Brice Marden, who died just last year.

Spotlight Suzanne Deal Booth and LeMel Humes on Living with Art Eva Fuchs Philanthropist Suzanne Deal Booth discusses her latest collecting endeavours with her partner, musician LeMel Humes.

Conversation Matthew Armstrong on Collector Donald B. Marron Anna Dickie Private curator to art collector Donald B. Marron, Matthew Armstrong speaks with Anna Dickie about working with the Wall Street figure to build his art collections.

News Galleries Augment Basel Online With Clicks-and-Mortar Exhibitions Sam Gaskin In Berlin, where the pandemic permits, digital viewing rooms are being remade offline. Elsewhere, galleries are mounting ever richer online presentations.

A Luta Continua. The Sylvio Perlstein Collection

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