Agnes Martin

Agnes Martin

(1912–2004) painter Canada

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Agnes Martin (1912–2004) was a Canada painter, known for Fiesta|Harbor Number 1|Red Bird|Mountain I|With My Back to the World.

About Agnes Martin

Agnes Bernice Martin, was an American abstract painter. Her work has been defined as an "essay in discretion on inward-ness and silence". Although she is often considered or referred to as a minimalist, Martin considered herself an abstract expressionist and was one of the leading practitioners of Abstract Expressionism in the 20th century. She was awarded a National Medal of Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1998. She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2004.

Known for:

Fiesta|Harbor Number 1|Red Bird|Mountain I|With My Back to the World

Notable works:

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Awards:

National Medal of Arts|Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award|Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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