
Red Line Muses (State) (G. 1874)
A sophisticated combination of etching and lithographic techniques in color, exploring linear forms and musical references through Marden's poetic abstraction.
- Medium
- Etching and lithograph in colours, on Somerset Satin paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
September 21, 2023
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Cy Twombly
American · b. 1928

Twombly similarly merges gestural linear mark making with poetic and mythological references in abstract works, often combining printmaking techniques to achieve layered visual rhythms that echo Marden's muse inspired abstraction.

Ellsworth Kelly
American · b. 1923

Kelly's refined approach to color and line in prints shares the same restrained elegance and formal precision found in this etching and lithograph combination, with both artists treating line as a primary expressive vehicle in abstract compositions.

Richard Serra
American · b. 1938

Serra's graphic works explore bold linear forms and the expressive weight of line through printmaking processes, resonating closely with Marden's investigation of line as both a structural and poetic element in mixed print media.
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