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Conrad Marca-Relli — The Woman of Samura
Conrad Marca-Relli

The Woman of Samura

1958

"The Woman of Samura" by Conrad Marca-Relli is a dynamic mixed-media work combining oil, chalk, and canvas collage on canvas, showcasing the artist's signature approach to abstract figuration. Layered fragments of canvas are interwoven with gestural marks and pigment, creating a tactile, relief-like surface that evokes a fragmented yet powerful human presence. The composition balances raw materiality with expressive energy, reflecting Marca-Relli's deep connection to the Abstract Expressionist movement while maintaining his distinctly architectural sensibility.

Medium
oil, chalk and canvas collage on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

May 16, 2018

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Conrad Marca-Relli, The Woman of Samura, 1958

"The Woman of Samura" by Conrad Marca-Relli is a dynamic mixed-media work combining oil, chalk, and canvas collage on canvas, showcasing the artist's signature approach to abstract figuration. Layered fragments of canvas are interwoven with gestural marks and pigment, creating a tactile, relief-like surface that evokes a fragmented yet powerful human presence. The composition balances raw materiality with expressive energy, reflecting Marca-Relli's deep connection to the Abstract Expressionist movement while maintaining his distinctly architectural sensibility.

Medium
oil, chalk and canvas collage on canvas
Year
1958
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, Bold, Mid Century Modern, Figurative Abstraction, Figure, Male Artist, American, Mixed Media, Collage, Muted Tones, American Artist, Post-War, Abstract Expressionism, Canvas Collage, Gestural Composition, Twentieth Century Art, Modern, Monochromatic, Oil And Canvas Collage, 1950s, Woman, Mid-Century, Abstract, Experimental Medium, Oil on Canvas

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