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Exhibition History"Styles of the Times: The 1940s," Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 2 - Mar. 1, 1998
Published ReferencesDMAC Bulletin, Jan./Feb. 1980, ill.
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. pp.149 & 150
Untitled has a subtitle Street Scene with Circus Poster. This bequest was one of many pieces made to a large number of museums throughout the country by the artist's second wife, Felicia Meyer Marsh.
Born in Paris of American parents, Marsh matriculated at Yale and during the 1920's he worked as an illustrator for various New York newspapers and magazines. A trip to Europe exposed him to the art of Titian and Rubens and the latter artist in particular comes to mind in Marsh's baroque compositions, moving forms, and full-bodied portrayals of vigorous young women. His free use of line seems to capture the rhythm of the city and its bustling activity and energy.
Source:Bulletin, January-Febraury, 1980.
Exhibition History"Styles of the Times: The 1940s," Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 2 - Mar. 1, 1998
Published ReferencesDMAC Bulletin, Jan./Feb. 1980, ill.
DES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. pp.149 & 150
Alternate Title
Title Unknown
DimensionsSheet (/image): 22 1/8 × 30 1/2 in. (56.2 × 77.5 cm)
Accession Number 1979.27
Classificationswork on paper
CopyrightARS
SignedReginald Marsh (l/r)
Inscriptions1949 | April 7 (L/R)
Ch 136 (L/R pencil)
drawing of a girl walking wearing hat and carrying purse (verso)
F. Marsh Collection stamp, 136#, (L/L verso)
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