Merle Rosen Abstract Relief Prints
Item Details
Merle Rosen (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1949 – 2017)
Untitled, late 20th century
Two woodblocks on paper
Unsigned
Merle Rosen was a prominent Cincinnati folk artist, practicing in Cincinnati 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 is 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.
Condition
- negligible wear throughout the edges of paper; minor stains and negligible scratches throughout margins; small stain to the upper center of a single piece.
Dimensions
- measures a single sheet; both pieces share similar measurements.
Item #
18DCC500-597