Hydra Study / Brice Marden
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1976/1.231
- Title
- Hydra Study
- Artist
- Brice Marden
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- born, Bronxville, New York, 1938
- Medium and Support
- graphite and wax on Arches heavy white paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1975
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- minimalist
- Inscription
- Inscribed verso, center bottom: B. Marden 75 / HYDRA STUDY Embossed watermark: VERITABLE PAPIER D'ARCHES / FIN ARCHES / FRANCE
- Dimensions
- 112.87 cm x 83.66 cm x 4.76 cm (44 7/16 in. x 32 15/16 in. x 1 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Physical Description
- At the outer edge a long black rectangle composed of graphite and wax extends upward. Within this border is a white rectangular stripe, following the same arc as the outer black rectangle, which is exposed Arches heavy white paper. An inner black stripe sits at the composition's center composed of the same wax and graphite.
- Subject Matter
- The piece is about the interplay of its elements: the interplay of dark and light, glossy and matte surfaces, within the pulsing form of nested rectangles.
- Primary Keywords
- abstract
- abstraction
- geometric abstraction
- geometric patterns
- minimal
- monsters
- op art
- rectangles
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- animals and creatures
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- design elements
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- genres
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- legendary creatures
- mathematical concepts
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- plane figures
- polygons
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- quadrilaterals
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 975 x 1325
- File Size
- 33 KB
- Record
- 1976/1.231
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1976-sl-1.231/1976_1.231.jpg
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"Hydra Study; Brice Marden." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1976-sl-1.231/1976_1.231.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.