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Agnes Martin

America, 1958-1959

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Description

Maker

Title

America

Year

1958-1959

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

63.5 x 63.5 cm (25 x 25 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Unsigned

Type

Credit

Albert Pilavin Collection of Twentieth-Century American Art

Object Number

72.093

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Modern and Contemporary Galleries

Agnes Martin's style evolved from the use of simple geometric shapes and an exploration of the square grid system. America consists of two parallel floating rectangles, thinly painted in similar tonalities and then juxtaposed to the square format of the painting itself. In this carefully constructed composition, Martin softened the abstract geometric format through subtlle use of color and attentiveness to atmospheric effects.

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