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Woman in a Cloak
196148 x 42 in. (121.9 x 106.7 cm)
Robert E. Marx
United States (Northeim, Germany, 1925 - 2020, Rochester, NY)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Marion Stratton Gould Fund
Accession Number:
1965.22
Location: Not currently on view
Painter-printmaker Robert Marx taught at the State University at Brockport from 1970 to 1990. His figures personify the frustrating, hurtful, and dysfunctional aspects of the human condition in relation to authority, personal relationships, and oneself. He invites the viewer to meet the gaze of his subject, stating, “If I am successful, my people will make eye contact with you and a dialogue will begin.”
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
Painter-printmaker Robert Marx taught at the State University at Brockport from 1970 to 1990. His figures personify the frustrating, hurtful, and dysfunctional aspects of the human condition. He invites the viewer to meet the gaze of his subject, stating, “If I am successful, my people will make eye contact with you and dialogue will begin.” He currently lives and works in Rochester, New York.
[Gallery Label Text, Summer 2015]
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
Painter-printmaker Robert Marx taught at the State University at Brockport from 1970 to 1990. His figures personify the frustrating, hurtful, and dysfunctional aspects of the human condition. He invites the viewer to meet the gaze of his subject, stating, “If I am successful, my people will make eye contact with you and dialogue will begin.” He currently lives and works in Rochester, New York.
[Gallery Label Text, Summer 2015]
Marks
Artist's signature, lower right: Marx '61
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Selections from the Permanent Collection Summer 1975
- Permanent collection exhibition 10/12/1979 - 11/25/1979
- It Came from the Vault: Rarely Seen Works from MAG's Collection 3/17/2013 - 6/9/2013
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It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue
Entry for this artwork in the It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue. The exhibition ran from March 17-June 9, 2013