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Agnes Martin

1912 - 2004

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Agnes Bernice Martin (March 22, 1912 – December 16, 2004) was an American abstract painter known for her minimalist style and abstract expressionism. Born in Canada, she moved to the United States in 1931, where she pursued higher education and became a U.S. citizen in 1950. Martin's artistic journey began in New York City, where she immersed herself in modern art and developed a deep interest in abstraction. Despite often being labeled a minimalist, she identified more with abstract expressionism. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agnes Martin is the 1,398th most popular painter (up from 1,503rd in 2019), the 274th most popular biography from Canada (down from 267th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Agnes Martin ranks 1,398 out of 2,023. Before her are Dirk van der Aa, José de Madrazo y Agudo, Julien Dupré, Giulia Lama, Tony Robert-Fleury, and Else Alfelt. After her are Abram Arkhipov, Chen Hongshou, Kolë Idromeno, Ilya Kabakov, Charb, and George Bellows.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Agnes Martin ranks 204. Before her are Eve Arnold, Heikki A. Alikoski, Nihat Erim, Akram al-Hawrani, Christopher Hill, and Walter Sisulu. After her are Roberto Emílio da Cunha, Alfred Deller, Campanal I, Erich Leinsdorf, John Frost, and Teuvo Aura. Among people deceased in 2004, Agnes Martin ranks 162. Before her are George Baird, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Tony Randall, Rogelio Domínguez, Xenophon Zolotas, and Carmen Laforet. After her are Christl Cranz, Ljubiša Spajić, Rick James, Howard Keel, M. S. Subbulakshmi, and Carlo Rustichelli.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Agnes Martin ranks 274 out of 1,622. Before her are John Murray (1841), John Kricfalusi (1955), Michael Bublé (1975), Ray Bourque (1960), Michael Wincott (1958), and Terry Fox (1958). After her are Henri Richard (1936), Lawrence Stroll (1959), Colleen Dewhurst (1924), Ernest Burgess (1886), John Abbott (1821), and Oliver Platt (1960).

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Among PAINTERS In Canada

Among painters born in Canada, Agnes Martin ranks 3. Before her are Maud Lewis (1903), and Jeff Wall (1946). After her are Emily Carr (1871), John McCrae (1872), Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923), Philip Guston (1913), Maurice Prendergast (1858), Tom Thomson (1877), and Rob Gonsalves (1959).

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