Merle Rosen Mixed Media Composition
Item Details
Merle Rosen (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1949-2017)
Untitled; 1984
Gouache painting with airbrush, pastel, and colored pencil on paper
Signed and dated to the lower right and verso
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
- slight discoloration to paper; pin holes in corners; three edges deckled with one straight-cut.
Dimensions
- measures full sheet.
Item #
18DCC500-719