Big BH Grid No. 1
- Date
- 2020
- probably made in
- New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Collages & montages, mixed media, paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 60 × 72 in. (152.4 × 182.9 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Julie Thome
- Rights
- © Eddie Martinez
- Object Number
- 203:2022
NOTES
The grid-covered skulls stacked across this canvas have appeared throughout Eddie Martinez’s paintings since 2005. He often combines these “blockheads” and other personal symbols with references to popular culture and 20th-century art history. Additionally, Martinez’s many drawings tacked up in his studio inspire works like Big BH Grid No. 1. When painting, he imitates the motions and characteristics of drawing on a larger scale, using bold outlines, scribbles, and bright colors over a white background. He frequently incorporates canvas scraps and other materials at hand.
Provenance
by 2021/06/17
William Shearburn Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2021 - 2022
Andrew and Julie Thome, St. Louis, MO, purchased from William Shearburn Gallery
2022 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Andrew and Julie Thome [1]
Notes:
The main sources for this provenance are an email dated June 17, 2021, from William Shearburn to Simon Kelly and Hannah Klemm [SLAM closed document files], and further conversations between Shearburn, Kelly, and Klemm.
[1] Deed of Gift signed December 28, 2022 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 27, 2023.
William Shearburn Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2021 - 2022
Andrew and Julie Thome, St. Louis, MO, purchased from William Shearburn Gallery
2022 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Andrew and Julie Thome [1]
Notes:
The main sources for this provenance are an email dated June 17, 2021, from William Shearburn to Simon Kelly and Hannah Klemm [SLAM closed document files], and further conversations between Shearburn, Kelly, and Klemm.
[1] Deed of Gift signed December 28, 2022 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 27, 2023.
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