Untitled 8
1986
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etching with sugarlift aquatint on Rives BFK paper
Dimensions
plate: 20.3 x 17.5 cm (8 x 6 7/8 in.) sheet: 49.7 x 40.3 cm (19 9/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Collectors Committee and the New Century Fund - Gift of The William Stamps Farish Fund
Accession Number
1998.77.15
Art Historical Context
Brice Marden'sUntitled 8* (1986) exemplifies the artist's evolution from stark Minimalist paintings of the 1960s and 1970s toward more fluid, calligraphic abstractions inspired by his travels and Eastern calligraphy. Created during a pivotal decade in Marden's career, this print captures his signature exploration of line, color, and spatial depth on a modest scale—plate dimensions of just 8 x 6 7/8 inches within a larger 19 9/16 x 15 7/8-inch sheet of fine Rives BFK paperThe work employs etching combined with sugarlift aquatint, a sophisticated intaglio technique where a sugar solution "lifts"...
About the Artist
Brice Marden
Brice Marden (1938–2023) was born in Bronxville, New York, and grew up in nearby Briarcliff Manor. He studied at Florida Southern College before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University in 1961 and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale School of Art in 1963, where he worked alongside future artists Richard Serra, Chuck Close, and Vija Celmins. His teachers at Yale included Jack Tworkov and...