Vija Celmins
Ocean Surface

Artist Vija Celmins (American, born Latvia, 1938)American, born Latvia, 1938

CultureAmerican

Titles

Ocean Surface

Date1992

MediumWoodcut on wove paper, edition 26/50

DimensionsPlate: 8 13/16 × 11 15/16 in. (22.4 × 30.4 cm)
Sheet: 19 5/16 × 15 3/8 in. (49 × 39.1 cm)
Frame: 22 1/8 × 18 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (56.2 × 46.4 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Frances Marzio

Object number2024.1253

Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist and Grenfell Press, 1992; collection of Peter and Frances Parker Marzio (1947-2022)1, before 2022; Estate of Frances Parker Marzio, 2022-2023; given to MFAH, 2023.

1. Three years after marrying Peter Marzio in 1979, Frances Parker Marzio and her husband moved to Houston, where Peter assumed the position of Director at the MFAH. Putting to use an education received at the University of Miami and George Washington University, as well as experience gained as a fellow at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Frances served as the curator of antiquities at the MFAH from the early 1990s through 2016. During her tenure, she curated many exhibitions and wrote or co-wrote multiple books, and she coupled her curatorial work with responsibilities as an aide to the museum’s Board of Trustees.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Editioned in graphite, below plate, left bottom edge: 26/50
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, right bottom edge: V. Celmins [cursive] ‘92
Verso: [inaccessible]

Watermark: None known

Catalogue raisonnéNone

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