Brice Marden
Proof of first state of 21

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Artist Brice Marden (American, 1938–2023)American, 1938–2023

CultureAmerican

Titles

Proof of first state of 21
from Etchings to Rexroth

Date1986

PlaceNew York, NY, United States

MediumSugar lift aquatint, open-bite, and scraping on wove paper

DimensionsPlate: 8 1/16 × 7 in. (20.5 × 17.8 cm)
Sheet: 19 × 16 in. (48.3 × 40.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980-1994, gift of Peter Blum/Blumarts, Inc., New York

Object number96.207

Not on view

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PRINTS

Provenance[Peter Blum Gallery, Blumarts Inc., New York, by 1996]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition History"Singular Multiples: The Peter Blum Edition Archive, 1980–1994," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 23–October 15, 2006.

"Proof of Concept: Artistic Process in Contemporary Printmaking, Selections from the Museum’s Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 9–November 15, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Verso marked in pencil, lower left: "MARD 103".

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