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Property from the Estate of Daniel W. Dietrich II
Agnes Martin (1912-2004)
The Sea/Ocean Water
Details
Agnes Martin (1912-2004)
The Sea/Ocean Water
titled 'Ocean Water' (lower left); signed 'A. Martin' (on the reverse); titled again, signed again, inscribed and dated 'THE SEA 1960 This is the first drawing the first inspiration for my mature work and I want to give it to Daniel W. Deitrich [sic] II in an effort to show my gratitude for his attention to my work, Agnes Martin' (on a sheet of cardboard accompanying the work)
ink on paper
7 3/4 x 8 in. (19.7 x 20.3 cm.)
Drawn in 1960.
The Sea/Ocean Water
titled 'Ocean Water' (lower left); signed 'A. Martin' (on the reverse); titled again, signed again, inscribed and dated 'THE SEA 1960 This is the first drawing the first inspiration for my mature work and I want to give it to Daniel W. Deitrich [sic] II in an effort to show my gratitude for his attention to my work, Agnes Martin' (on a sheet of cardboard accompanying the work)
ink on paper
7 3/4 x 8 in. (19.7 x 20.3 cm.)
Drawn in 1960.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Exhibited
Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Institute of Contemporary Art and Pasadena Art Museum, Agnes Martin, January-May 1973.
London, Hayward Gallery and Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Agnes Martin Paintings and Drawings: 1957-1975, March-June 1977, p. 45, no. 24.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Milwaukee Art Center; Miami, Center for the Fine Arts; Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Santa Fe, Museum of Fine Arts, Agnes Martin, November 1992-May 1994, p. 110.
London, Hayward Gallery and Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Agnes Martin Paintings and Drawings: 1957-1975, March-June 1977, p. 45, no. 24.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Milwaukee Art Center; Miami, Center for the Fine Arts; Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Santa Fe, Museum of Fine Arts, Agnes Martin, November 1992-May 1994, p. 110.
Further Details
This work will be included in an upcoming Catalogue Raisonné to be published digitally by Artifex Press.
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Joanna Szymkowiak