Merle Rosen Mixed Media Compositions

Item Details

Merle Rosen (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1949-2017)
Untitled (Figure and Bird), 2000
Pastel and glitter on paper
Signed and dated to the verso
Unframed

Merle Rosen (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1949-2017)
Untitled (Circles), 1983
Gouache painting with pastel and graphite on paper
Unsigned
Unframed

Merle Rosen (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1949-2017)
Untitled (Abstract), 1987
Pastel and graphite drawing on paper
Unsigned
Unframed

Merle Rosen (1949 – 2017) 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

- pastels are unfixed and rub easily; slight discoloration to paper, visible to versos.

Dimensions

- measures one of the larger pieces.

Item #

18DCC500-547