Little Sister

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Title
Little Sister
Description
For more than forty years, Agnes Martin (1912–2004) created serene paintings composed of grids and stripes. With an attention to the subtleties of line, surface, tone, and proportion, she varied these forms to generate a body of work impressive both in its intricacy and focus. Martin’s commitment to this spare style was informed by a belief in the transformative power of art, in its ability to conjure what she termed “abstract emotions”—happiness, love, and experiences of innocence, freedom, beauty, and perfection. This retrospective, her first comprehensive survey in over two decades, presents the scope of Martin’s output, including her biomorphic abstractions of the 1950s, signature grid and stripe compositions, and final paintings. Together these works trace Martin’s practice as she developed and refined a format to express her singular vision.
Identifier
2000.4
Creator
Martin, Agnes
Date
1962
Medium
Oil, ink, and brass nails on canvas and wood
Format
9 7/8 x 9 11/16 inches (25.1 x 24.6 cm)
Subject
Postminimal
Rights
© 2018 Agnes Martin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Rights Holder
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Source
Agnes Martin
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