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Marquiscarpa #95-5

Object NameSculpture

Artist Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945)

Made FromGlass, Silicone

Date1995

Place MadeUnited States, WA, Whidbey Island

TechniqueFused, blown, slumped, ground, bonded, assembled

SizeOverall H: 34.5 cm, W: 45.5 cm, D: 12 cm

Accession Number2020.4.5

Credit LineGift of Pamela Lee Biallas

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Richard Marquis Objects: 1967-1997 (Documents Northwest)

Marquis

Not On View

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Marquiscarpa #95-5". Opaque black, yellow, green, red, and white glass; fused, blown murrine, fused and slumped murrine, ground, bonded, assembled. Abstract boat-shaped form with scalloped rim and base; boat form is joined to a tall conical foot with a depressed, round, pillow-like knop. Boat-shaped form is made of yellow dots and washes of a yellow checkerboard pattern set within a black matrix; decorative cane slices (two small white stars, a white and green dollar sign, a shooting star with rainbow tail, a multicolored teapot in a pink matrix, and a MARQUIS signature cane slice) are embedded within this top form. The knop is made of four-sided yellow canes with black centers; canes are arranged both singularly and in groups of four and set within a green matrix. Conical foot is made of white shapes set within a yellow and red mottled matrix; thick black trails applied to top and bottom of foot. Conical base is secured to knop with silicone.
Provenance

Source Pamela Lee Biallas - 2020-12-18
Pam Biallas purchased this object from the artist via Elliot Brown Gallery Seattle.

Former Collection Elliott Brown Gallery
Pam Biallas purchased this object from the artist via Elliot Brown Gallery Seattle.