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Agnes Martin
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Agnes Martin

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Creating restrained abstract paintings of grids and bands.

Friendship · Writings / Schriften

Born
22 March 1912
Birthplace
Macklin
Died
16 December 2004

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Agnes Martin

Agnes Martin was a Canadian-born American painter who used subtle abstraction to pursue inward experience. She identified with abstract expressionism despite frequent comparisons with minimalism.

Early life

Canada

Born in Saskatchewan and grew up in Vancouver.

New York

Studied at Teachers College, Columbia, earning her degree in 1942.

Career

  1. 1931

    United States

    Moved south to join her sister.

  2. 1940s

    Art studies

    Developed an interest in modern painting through study in New York and New Mexico.

  3. 1998

    National Medal of Arts

    Received United States recognition.

Selected work

Friendship

A hand-scored gold-leaf grid reveals the painted layer beneath it.

Writings / Schriften

A collection of her reflections on art and the creative life.

Beyond work

Asian thought

Engaged with ideas introduced through D. T. Suzuki’s lectures.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗MoMA: Friendship ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Artistic portrait; Carolineandrieu. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.