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Brice Marden, Portfolio of 12 works: 12 views for Caroline Tatyana, 1989
  • Art expert:

Marden was once a security guard for the 1964 Jasper Johns show at the Jewish Museum, New York.

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While Marden’s parents were surprised when he did not study at Princeton, Marden’s own daughter, Mirabelle, also makes her living in the visual arts as co-owner of Rivington Arms gallery in New York.

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As a teenager living in Briarcliff, New York, Marden would hitchhike into Manhattan. On his trips to the City he favored museums, bars and Brigitte Bardot movies.

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-12 Views for Caroline Tatyana is dedicated to Marden’s goddaughter and reflects the play of light and shadow on the Greek columns he studied after spending summers on the island of Hydra.

Title
Portfolio of 12 works: 12 Views of Caroline Tatyana
Artist
Brice Marden
Auction Date
December 1 2007
Phillips Estimate
$20000 to $30000
Hammer Price
$25000