Maria Martins

Explanation I (Explication I) from Maria 1946

1946

Etching from a portfolio with nine etchings (four with aquatint and engraving and one with drypoint) and one engraving

Not on view

Medium Etching from a portfolio with nine etchings (four with aquatint and engraving and one with drypoint) and one engraving
Dimensions plate: 6 7/8 × 5 7/8" (17.5 × 14.9 cm); sheet: 13 3/16 × 10 1/4" (33.5 × 26.1 cm)
Publisher Valentine Gallery, New York
Printer Maria Martins, New York
Edition 60
Credit Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
Object number 22.1973.1
Portfolio Maria 1946
Department Drawings and Prints

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Maria Martins

Maria Martins

Brazilian, 1894–1973 16 works online

Maria Martins’s visceral biomorphic sculptures explore religion, the unconscious, and Amazonian mythologies. Born and raised in Brazil, Martins first studied music before relocating to Paris as a young adult.

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