Details
BRICE MARDEN (B. 1938)
The Attended
signed and dated '1996-9 B. Marden' (on the reverse)
oil on linen
82 x 57 in. (208.3 x 144.8 cm.)
Painted in 1996-1999
Provenance
The artist.
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York.
Private collection, Connecticut (acquired from the above, 2007).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 2013, lot 12 (world auction record for the artist at the time of sale).
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
D. Kietsch, "Forward Motion" in South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 19 December 1999, sec. D, p. 10.
M. Brown, "Driven to Abstraction" in The Daily Telegraph, 28 October 2000, sec. A, p. 11.
R. Dorment, "One Look and You Feel You Could Look Forever" in The Daily Telegraph, 15 November 2000, p. 26.
Post Magazine, 16 November 2000 (illustrated).
S. Hemming, "Brice Marden, Serpentine Gallery" in Daily Express, 17 November 2000 (illustrated).
L. Cumming, "The Brice is Right: After a 20-Year Gap, Brice Marden's Abstracts Go on Display in London. About time" in The Observer, 19 November 2000, p. 10 (illustrated).
M. Glover, "Abstraction's Rich Possibilities" in The Independent, 21 November 2000, p. 10 (illustrated).
C. Darwent, "Shy, Assertive, Even Lonely, His Wriggly Lines are Moody Trails. Brice Marden Serpentine Gallery, London" in The Independent on Sunday, 26 November 2000, p. 5.
C. McQuaid, "Capturing Eastern Spirit in a Spectacle of Paint" in The Boston Globe, 24 January 2002, sec. D, p. 1 (illustrated in color).
Coalition for the Homeless/11th Annual Artwalk, New York, 17 October 2005, p. 7 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Miami Art Museum and Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Brice Marden Work of the 1990s, February 1999-August 2000.
London, Serpentine Gallery, Brice Marden November 2000-January 2001, p. 65, no. 25 (illustrated in color; illustrated in color again on the cover).
Boston University Art Gallery, Looking East: Brice Marden Michael Mazur and Pat Steir January-February 2002, p. 55, no. 12 (illustrated in color, p. 65, pl. 10; detail illustrated in color on the cover).
New York, Matthew Marks Gallery, Brice Marden Attendants, Bears, and Rocks, May-June 2002, no. 30 (illustrated in color).
Zürich, Daros Collection, Brice Marden June 2003-January 2004, p. 120, no. 18 (illustrated in color).
Special Notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
Post Lot Text
This work will be included the artist’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné.
Details
BRICE MARDEN (B. 1938)
The Attended
signed and dated '1996-9 B. Marden' (on the reverse)
oil on linen
82 x 57 in. (208.3 x 144.8 cm.)
Painted in 1996-1999
Provenance
The artist.
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York.
Private collection, Connecticut (acquired from the above, 2007).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 2013, lot 12 (world auction record for the artist at the time of sale).
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
D. Kietsch, "Forward Motion" in South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 19 December 1999, sec. D, p. 10.
M. Brown, "Driven to Abstraction" in The Daily Telegraph, 28 October 2000, sec. A, p. 11.
R. Dorment, "One Look and You Feel You Could Look Forever" in The Daily Telegraph, 15 November 2000, p. 26.
Post Magazine, 16 November 2000 (illustrated).
S. Hemming, "Brice Marden, Serpentine Gallery" in Daily Express, 17 November 2000 (illustrated).
L. Cumming, "The Brice is Right: After a 20-Year Gap, Brice Marden's Abstracts Go on Display in London. About time" in The Observer, 19 November 2000, p. 10 (illustrated).
M. Glover, "Abstraction's Rich Possibilities" in The Independent, 21 November 2000, p. 10 (illustrated).
C. Darwent, "Shy, Assertive, Even Lonely, His Wriggly Lines are Moody Trails. Brice Marden Serpentine Gallery, London" in The Independent on Sunday, 26 November 2000, p. 5.
C. McQuaid, "Capturing Eastern Spirit in a Spectacle of Paint" in The Boston Globe, 24 January 2002, sec. D, p. 1 (illustrated in color).
Coalition for the Homeless/11th Annual Artwalk, New York, 17 October 2005, p. 7 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Miami Art Museum and Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Brice Marden Work of the 1990s, February 1999-August 2000.
London, Serpentine Gallery, Brice Marden November 2000-January 2001, p. 65, no. 25 (illustrated in color; illustrated in color again on the cover).
Boston University Art Gallery, Looking East: Brice Marden Michael Mazur and Pat Steir January-February 2002, p. 55, no. 12 (illustrated in color, p. 65, pl. 10; detail illustrated in color on the cover).
New York, Matthew Marks Gallery, Brice Marden Attendants, Bears, and Rocks, May-June 2002, no. 30 (illustrated in color).
Zürich, Daros Collection, Brice Marden June 2003-January 2004, p. 120, no. 18 (illustrated in color).
Special Notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
Post Lot Text
This work will be included the artist’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné.
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