Merle Rosen Mixed Media Painting "Emerge"

Item Details

Merle Rosen (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1949-2017)
Emerge; 1990s, retouched 2011
Acrylic and canvas fragments on canvas
Signed and dated to verso
Descriptive label adhered to verso

A mixed media painting on canvas titled Emerge by listed Cincinnati-based artist Merle Rosen (1949-2017). Comprised of acrylic paint and canvas fragments, this work was created in the 1990s and retouched in 2011. It features the artist signature style with abstract figures, vibrant hues, and abstract motifs scattered throughout. The painting is signed and dated to the canvas verso; a descriptive label is also adhered to the verso. Composition remains unframed.

Provenance
From the estate of Merle Rosen

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 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.

Condition

- minor rubbing and paint loss along edges; faint scuffs scattered throughout.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC800-024