Uxmal
- Date
- 1991–93
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- associated with
- Yucatán state, Mexico, North and Central America
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 96 x 102 1/8 in. (243.8 x 259.4 cm)
- Credit Line
- Funds given by Dr. and Mrs. Alvin R. Frank, Friends Endowment Fund, Museum Shop Fund, donors to the 1992 Art Enrichment Fund, and Museum Purchase
- Rights
- © Brice Marden / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY
- Object Number
- 91:1993
NOTES
The sinuous lines in this painting echo the tangled vines and foliage that Brice Marden encountered in his travels to the Maya temple Uxmal in Yucatán, Mexico. Marden used a palette knife to apply paint while using solvents to remove certain elements of the painting. Ghost images of the erased lines remain within the skeins (web?) of pale blue and green that rest atop a warm gray ground. The undulating lines, combined with the muted color scheme, produce a constant but calming motion.
Provenance
1993
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, NY
1993 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Matthew Marks Gallery [1]
Notes:
[1] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, July 8, 1993.
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, NY
1993 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Matthew Marks Gallery [1]
Notes:
[1] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, July 8, 1993.
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