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Diva, oil, wax, canvas, 87x65 in, 1993, collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY, installed 1996 - 2002.
Marthe Keller (born 28 January 1945) is a Swiss actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film Marathon Man (1976), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
New York artist Marthe Keller has been exhibiting internationally since 1976. Keller’s paintings and prints explore the material conditions of making and reproducing.
Artist: Marthe Keller (American, born New York, 1948) Date: 1993. Medium: Oil, alkyd, dry pigments and wax on canvas. Dimensions: 86 1/2 x 65 1/4 in. (219.7 x 165.7 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Gift of Colter Rule Jr., 1996. Accession Number: 1996.209.
Jun 7, 2023 · American Abstract Artists member and painter Marthe Keller shares the experiences that have shaped her practice and art from her studio in Soho NY.
Born in Basel, Marthe KELLER is a classic example of an artist who knows no geographical or artistic borders. Her first passion is dance. She goes on to study theatre for three years at the Stanislavksy school in Munich before joining the Schiller theatre in Berlin and making her first appearances on German television.
Marthe Keller’s paintings, installations and assemblages push painting on and off the stretcher. Keller’s work grows out of the specific material conditions of its making. She often incorporates found materials and pigments, making her own paint for maximum control over viscosity, transparency and color intensity.
Lines for 5 voices and a rib chop, oil, pigment, oil crayon, wax on canvas. 60x48 in, 1982
Marthe Keller wall painting in building slated for demolition, 452 Broadway, New York City My first major exhibition was in Palermo, Sicily, in 1982 at the Villa Malfitano, a cultural center (where Godfather II was later filmed).
I'm Late!" American Abstract Artists (2000)
