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Brice Marden

Brice Marden

1938–2023

WA-00008511

PaintingAbstract ExpressionismMinimalismExpressionism

Representation

None documented

23

Institutional Exhibitions

216

Works in Collection

343

Assets Indexed

8

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (1)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Drawings of the Eighties from the Collection, Part I

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989–1990

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Abstractions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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For 25 Years: Crown Point Press

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Drawing since 1940

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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American Prints, 1960�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Contemporary Works from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Installation of Painting and Sculpture Department

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Contemporary Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984–1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Painting and Sculpture Collection: Reinstallation of the East Wing

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978–1979

Field Verification (5 fields)

2 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
Death yearGallery Gagosian· 80%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
BiographyGallery Gagosian + Gallery Generic· 80%
LocationWikidata + Gallery Generic· 80%

Source Registry (6)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/brice-marden
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/brice-marden
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Matthew-Markshttps://www.artsy.net/artist/brice-marden
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Gagosianhttps://gagosian.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3758
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Paula-Cooper
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

About

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Movement

Abstract Expressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Whitney Museum of American Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (216)

Etching for Obama from Artists for Obama

Etching for Obama from Artists for Obama

2008 · Etching from a portfolio of six lithographs (one with screenprint), three screenprints, three etchings (one with aquatint), and two drypoints with chine collé

plate: 10 5/8 x 8 15/16" (27 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 14 x 11 15/16" (35.5 x 30.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nevisian Story 5, 6, and 7

Nevisian Story 5, 6, and 7

2004 · Ink on three sheets of paper

each: 6 x 22" (15.2 x 55.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

2001 · Etching and lithograph

22 x 30in. (55.9 x 76.2cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2 Red Rocks 3

2000 · Brush and Kremer inks on ivory wove watercolor paper, prepared with a pale green wash

37.7 × 51 cm (14 7/8 × 20 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Propitious Garden of Plane Image, Third Version

2000 · Oil on linen, six panels

6 x 24' (182.9 x 731.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Red, Yellow, Blue Drawing

1999 · Gouache and ink on Richard de Bas paper

Sheet (sight): 25 7/8 × 19 5/8 in. (65.7 × 49.8 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Greyer Muses

1999 · Etching and lithograph

composition: 17 1/16 x 26 3/16" (43.4 x 66.5 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 x 30 1/8" (56 x 76.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Beyond Eagles Mere 2

Beyond Eagles Mere 2

1999 · Etching and lithograph

composition: 17 1/16 x 26 3/16" (43.4 x 66.5 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 x 30 1/8" (56 x 76.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Eagles Mere Muses

Eagles Mere Muses

1999 · Etching and lithograph

composition: 17 1/16 x 26 3/16" (43.4 x 66.5 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 x 30 1/8" (56 x 76.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Muses with Graphite

Muses with Graphite

1999 · Lithograph with pencil additions

composition: 17 1/16 x 26 3/16" (43.4 x 66.5 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 x 30 1/8" (56 x 76.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Attendant 2

1996 · Oil on linen

208.3 × 144.8 cm (82 × 57 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

4 Howell Paper Drawings

4 Howell Paper Drawings

1996 · Ink and synthetic polymer paint on handmade paper, 4 sheets

Museum of Modern Art

4 Howell Paper Drawings

4 Howell Paper Drawings

1996 · Ink, gouache, and synthetic polymer paint on handmade paper

10 x 8 1/4" (25.4 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

4 Howell Paper Drawings

4 Howell Paper Drawings

1996 · Ink and synthetic polymer paint on handmade paper

10 1/4 x 8" (26 x 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

4 Howell Paper Drawings

4 Howell Paper Drawings

1996 · Ink on handmade paper

10 1/2 x 8 1/4" (26.7 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

4 Howell Paper Drawings

1996 · Ink and synthetic polymer paint on handmade paper

Museum of Modern Art

Phuket

1996 · Ink on handmade paper

16 1/2 x 13" (41.9 x 33 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Han Shan Exit

1992 · Etching and aquatint on paper

image: 186 x 138 mm

Vine

1992 · Oil on linen

8' x 8' 6 1/2" (243.8 x 260.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

After Botticelli 4

1992 · etching and aquatint

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cold Mountain Series, Zen Study 5

Cold Mountain Series, Zen Study 5

1991 · Etching and aquatint on paper

image: 526 x 690 mm

Cold Mountain Series, Zen Study 6

Cold Mountain Series, Zen Study 6

1991 · Etching and aquatint on paper

image: 526 x 690 mm

Cold Mountain Series, Zen Study 2

Cold Mountain Series, Zen Study 2

1991 · Etching and aquatint on paper

image: 525 x 690 mm

Cold Mountain Series, Zen Study 4

Cold Mountain Series, Zen Study 4

1991 · Etching and aquatint on paper

image: 526 x 690 mm

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Artwork sources (6)

216 published of 321 catalogued · 278 with image

MoMA
103 publishedof 208 catalogued174 img
Tate
63 published63 img
Art Institute Chicago
41 published41 img
The Met
4 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published
Whitney
2 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

After Botticelli 4
1992 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Five Threes
1976 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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9
1986 · Tate · 1 prov
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22
1986 · Tate · 1 prov
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1979 · Tate · 1 prov
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17
1986 · Tate · 1 prov
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[no title]
1977 · Tate · 1 prov
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Han Shan Exit
1992 · Tate · 1 prov
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Cold Mountain Series, Zen Study 4
1991 · Tate · 1 prov
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Cold Mountain Series, Zen Study 5
1991 · Tate · 1 prov
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Record

Images

22 assets

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Rodeo (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rodeo (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rodeo (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rodeo (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Brice Marden (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Rodeo (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rodeo (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Relationships

12

Movements4

Abstract Expressionism Minimalism Expressionism Color Field

Collections8

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Whitney Museum of American Art Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Represented by

Gagosian

Current

Gallery

Gagosian

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Market

Auction sale history

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