Untitled #15
Agnes Martin
(American, 1912–2004)
1988
Medium/TechniqueAcrylic and pencil on canvas
Dimensions182.9 x 182.9 cm (72 x 72 in.)
Credit LineGift of The American Art Foundation in honor of Charlotte and Irving Rabb
Accession number1997.117
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Over the last four decades, Agnes Martin has created spare, meditative works which express a personal and spiritual vision through formal abstraction. Untitled #15 is painted in Martin's characteristically pale, delicate tones, overlaid with repetitive pencil lines. The slight irregularities introduced by her hand create a surface that seems to vibrate, exhibiting a powerful human quality which contrasts with the seemingly mechanized process often associated with Minimalism.
Provenance1988, acquired from the artist by the American Art Foundation, New York; 1997, gift of the American Art Foundation, through PaceWildenstein, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 1997)Copyright© 2017 Estate of Agnes Martin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Agnes Pelton
