White Flower — Agnes Martin

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Artist: Agnes Martin
Date: 1960
Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Culture: United States

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THE ARTIST

Agnes Martin

Agnes Martin, a Canadian-American abstract painter, transformed the grid into a canvas for tranquility, silence, and spiritual reflection.

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