Merle Rosen Abstract Mixed Media Portraits

Item Details

Merle Rosen (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1949 – 2017)
Untitled, 21st century
Two gesso, gel, glitter and acrylic paintings on paperboard
One is signed “Merle Rosen” to the verso
Medium is inscribed to each verso
One piece is inscribed “Exercise #9” to the lower right

Provenance
From the estate of Merle Rosen.

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 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 paperboard.

Dimensions

- measures a single piece; both pieces share equal measurements.

Item #

18DCC500-599