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Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

American, 1913-2000
Conrad Marca-Relli, son of Italian parents was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1913 and is considered the father of the New York abstract expressionism. In 1930 he studied design at the Cooper Union for one year and worked for the Works Progress Administration until 1940. Conrad Marca-Relli served for the U.S. Army during World War II for four years, from 1941 to 1945. Till then, the work of Mark-Relli was characterized by his depictions of circus-themed or urban and architectural landscapes, the result of the influence of Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico. During the latest years of the 40’s, he returned to Manhattan and took part along with other artists, most of them war veterans, the "Downtown group" whose workshop was in Greenwich Village. In 1949 this group formed the New York School, in which artists like Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock and Robert Rauschenberg were also part of, and who dedicated its existence to explore the avant-garde of the moment. In 1948, Conrad Marca-Relli showed his work to the public for the first time in an exhibition organized by Leo Castelli called "Ninth Street Show”, considered as the first exhibition of abstract expressionism. During the era of the 50s, Marca-Relli definitely explores abstraction and combines it with elaborated collages. It is said that Mark-Relli began working the art of collage due to lack of paint, and then discovered how to represent some light effects like the reflection in certain surfaces such as adobe. As he was investigating this technique, his works were became increasingly complex, in the use of colors, shapes and textures. In these years, Marca-Relli taught at Yale University and bought a house at the Springs, in the vicinity of East Hampton, a community that began to develop as an artist colony. Interestingly, the home of Marca-Relli was beside Pollock’s, with whom he became close friends. It would be Marca-Relli himself who identified the body of his friend to the police the day of his death. In the 60s, Marca-Relli uses industrial vinyl to give texture to his works and shapes are outlined with painted, or real nails, emphasizing the three dimensional plasticity. In 1967 he received his first retrospective exhibition at the Whitney Museum of Modern Art. Conrad Marca-Relli died in 2000 after living in cities like London, Paris, Ibiza and Parma.
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Artist: Conrad Marca-Relli
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 8- 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 8 31/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 7...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli - Composition 10
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marca-Relli - Composition 10 1977 Etching and aquatint on Guarro paper Signed and marked HC in pencil by the artist Work size: 62 x 43.5 cm With margin : 77 x 56,5 cm 1100€
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Ibiza, Minimalist Mixed Media Work on Paper by Conrad Marca Relli
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
A collage by Conrad Marca-Relli from 1968. An iconic piece of 1960's minimalist multi-media art. Artist: Conrad Marca-Relli, American (1913 - 2000) Title: Ibiza Year: 1968 Medium:...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Paper, Mixed Media, Newsprint

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 5 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 5 2/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 Œuvre : 62 x 43,5 cm 77 x 56,5 ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 3 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 3 38/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 77 x 56,5 cm Perfect condition...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 14
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 14, 1977 Poligrafa edition Etching and aquatint on Guarro paper Numbered on 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Perfect condition! Work : 43 x 63 c...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 15 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 15 62/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 Work: 43 x 63 cm With margin: ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 5 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 5 2/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 77 x 56,5 cm Perfect condition ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 76 x 56 Perfect condition ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 4 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 4 2/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 77 x 56,5 cm Perfect condition ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 76 x 56 Perfect condition ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 2 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 2 64/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 76 x 56 Perfect condition 110...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 76 x 56 Perfect condition ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 76 x 56 Perfect condition ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 76 x 56 Perfect condition ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 9- 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 9 2/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 77 x 56,5 cm Perfect condition ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Composition
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in New York, NY
This unique artwork by Conrad Marca-Relli is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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1970s Contemporary Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil

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Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 5 2/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 77 x 56,5 cm Perfect condition ...
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By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 1 - 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 1 43/75 Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 76 x 56 Perfect condition 110...
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Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 76 x 56 Perfect condition ...
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1970s Abstract Conrad Marca-Relli Mixed Media

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Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography 1977
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Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition Lithography Mixed media on guarro paper Poligrafa Edition Numbered out of 75 and signed in pencil by the artist Circa 1977 76 x 56 Perfect condition ...
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