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Zen Study 2

1991

Brice Marden

Associated Names

Brice Marden

Artist, American, 1938 - 2023

The image displays a complex pattern of intersecting black lines creating a tangled web across the canvas. The lines vary in thickness, adding depth to the artwork.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and sugarlift aquatint in black on Whatman wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

plate: 52.3 × 69.1 cm (20 9/16 × 27 3/16 in.)
sheet: 69.5 × 89.5 cm (27 3/8 × 35 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.205
Catalogue Raisonné

Lewison 1992, no. 43/2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Bibliography

1992

Lewison, Jeremy. Brice Marden, Prints 1961-1991: A Catalogue Raisonné. London: Tate Gallery, 1992, no. 43/2.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 16/35; lower right in graphite: B. Marden 91

Wikidata ID

Q76440393

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