Robert Ernest Marx

Recollection
1965

An etching of a somber portrait centered on a cream-colored paper with rough edges, featuring a dark, sketch-like depiction of a face with visible strokes and shading. The artwork is numbered and signed at the bottom.
An etching of a somber portrait centered on a cream-colored paper with rough edges, featuring a dark, sketch-like depiction of a face with visible strokes and shading. The artwork is numbered and signed at the bottom.

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Date
1965

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and letterpress

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 15 × 11in. (38.1 × 27.9 cm) Plate: 3 7/8 × 3in. (9.8 × 7.6 cm)

Accession number
67.22.5

Edition
23/60

Publication
Printed by Robert Ernest Marx; published by Impressions Workshop

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Associated American Artists, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/5640

Part of a series:
Encounters
7 works

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An abstract etching with two distinct sections on textured paper. The upper section features a rough, sketched profile of a human face with expressive lines, while the lower section contains a solid black rectangle. The artwork is numbered and signed at the bottom.
An etching of a somber portrait centered on a cream-colored paper with rough edges, featuring a dark, sketch-like depiction of a face with visible strokes and shading. The artwork is numbered and signed at the bottom.
The image shows a beige-colored paper with the title "ENCOUNTERS" printed at the top in bold, black letters. Below the title, there is a small, centered etching of what appears to be a bird's head in profile. Underneath the etching, the text reads "POEMS DANIEL BERRIGAN" and "ETCHINGS ROBERT E. MARX" in a smaller, plain font. At the bottom, "ASSOCIATED AMERICAN ARTISTS NEW YORK 1965" is printed, indicating the publisher and year of publication. The paper has a rough left edge, suggesting it may be part of a limited edition print or a page from a book.
An etching of a bird's head in profile with a dark background, centered on a cream-colored paper with rough edges. The image is numbered and signed by the artist at the bottom.

Robert Ernest Marx
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