Merle Rosen Abstract Mixed Media Painting

Item Details

Merle Rosen (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1949-2017)
Untitled, late 20th century
Gouache painting with pastel embellishments on paper
Unsigned

A gouache painting with pastel on paper by listed Cincinnati artist Merle Rosen (1949 – 2017). The work depicts an abstract composition of light-colored forms resembling a treeline silhouetted in black and overlaid with loose, colorful pastel work. This piece is unsigned and presented unframed.

Merle Rosen was a prominent Cincinnati folk artist, creating art for more than 40 years. She showed extensively in museums and galleries including the Contemporary Arts Center (Cincinnati), J.B. Speed Museum (Louisville, KY), Kharkiv Museum in the Ukraine, Cincinnati Art Galleries, Carnegie Arts Center (Covington, KY), Chaucer Galleries (Scottsdale, AZ), and C.A.G.E. During her lifetime, Rosen received six individual artists grants from the City of Cincinnati. In addition to institutional and private collections, Rosen’s work his housed in numerous corporate collections, including: The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati Bell, Scripps Howard, Bethesda Hospitals, Ulmer & Berne and Cardinal Aluminum. Rosen worked in a multitude of mediums and she began teaching art professionally at the age of 15 and taught throughout her career.

Provenance
From the estate of Merle Rosen.

Condition

- pin holes in corners due to previous display; slight discoloration to paper; some wrinkles to paper; smudges and minor marks to verso.

Dimensions

- measures full sheet; painted area measures 40.5" W x 27.25" H.

Item #

18DCC500-103