Conrad Marca-Relli

Conrad Marca-Relli was an American painter and designer (1913–2000). He was born at Boston and died at Parma.

Also recorded as Corrado di Marca-Relli; Corrado Di Marcarelli; Conrad Marca- Relli; Conrad Marca Relli; Corrado Marcarelli.

Conrad Marca-Relli in brief

Born
1913
Died
2000
Known for
painter and designer
Place of birth
Boston
Contents

Identity and origins

Conrad Marca-Relli was recorded at birth as Corrado Marcarelli. The authorities additionally record the headings Corrado di Marca-Relli, Corrado Di Marcarelli, Conrad Marca- Relli, Conrad Marca Relli and Corrado Marcarelli. His recorded language was English.

Career and activity

Conrad Marca-Relli worked in painting. His work is associated with abstract expressionism.

He was employed by Yale University. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Recognition and collections

Conrad Marca-Relli received Rome Prize. Work by Conrad Marca-Relli is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Catalogued works

43 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1949 to 1972.

Warrior, dated 1956, held by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, inventory 57.1458. Figure Form, dated 1958, held by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, inventory 98.4620. Untitled, dated 1959, held by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, inventory 64.1715. The Windmill, dated 1972, held by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, inventory 98.4618. Sleeping Figure, held by Museum of Modern Art, inventory 337.1955. Arras, dated 1955, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1971.109. The Battle, dated 1956, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 56.203. The Witnesses, dated 1956, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2006.32.41. Yellow Collage, dated 1960, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1975.189.2. Seated Figure, dated 1953, held by Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1954.271. Steel Grey, dated 1960, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1969.47.29. Hurdle, dated 1959, held by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, inventory 1960.7. Trial, dated 1956, held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, inventory 57.36. FM-6-67 (Collage), dated 1967, held by Q1117704, inventory 68.25.2. Plan B, dated 1962, held by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, inventory 63.2. The Tenant, dated 1955, held by Carnegie Museum of Art, inventory 55.33. The Upheaval, dated 1956, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 1980.13.66. No. 7, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 1980.13.71. Boeing 707, dated 1963, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 1969.117. Ransform, dated 1955, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 1984.75.17. Ception, dated 1957, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 2008.19.70. The Vestibule, dated 1954, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 2008.19.52. Untitled (Figure Form), dated 1969, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 1991.144.1. Figure, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 1964.2. December 27, dated 1959, held by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, inventory 62.21. The Amorous Realm, dated 1958, held by Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, inventory 2005.2545. The Surge, dated 1958, held by Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1960.58. The Inquisitor, dated 1954, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 69.60. The Dissenters, dated 1956, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 69.61. Junction, dated 1958, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 59.11. Code 1, dated 1962, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 69.63. Flight 107, dated 1963, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 69.62. The Socket, dated 1967, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 69.65. Bar-T Corral, dated 1958, held by Detroit Institute of Arts, inventory 1988.201. 23 September 1959, dated 1959, held by Detroit Institute of Arts, inventory F1988.81. L-5-66, dated 1966, held by Detroit Institute of Arts, inventory 2002.214. The Dweller, dated 1957, held by Detroit Institute of Arts, inventory 59.112. Beach Stand, dated 1949, held by Buffalo AKG Art Museum, inventory RCA1964:4.4. Untitled (#L-22-69), dated 1969, held by John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, inventory MF85.1. Ibiza, dated 1968, held by Vanderbilt Museum of Art, inventory 1981.017. Abstract Composition, dated c. 1956, collage composed of graphite on cut-out, burned and abraded cream wove papers, laid down on white cardboard, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1986.127. Summer Suite A, dated 1970, lithographic collage, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1971.370. Summer Suite C, dated 1970, lithographic collage, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1971.371.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.

Yale University Art Gallery: 10 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Vanderbilt Museum of Art: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Whitney Museum of American Art: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Detroit Institute of Arts: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. drawings in the National Gallery of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Marca-Relli, Conrad, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Marca-Relli, Conrad or Corrado, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Marca-Relli, Conrad (1913–2000)., Historical Dictionary of Contemporary Art, 2017. Conrad Marca-Relli, Choice Reviews Online, 1999.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Conrad Marca-Relli studied at Cooper Union. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is painting. The authority associates the name with abstract expressionism.

Employment is recorded with Yale University. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Work by Conrad Marca-Relli is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Distinctions recorded are Rome Prize.

Chronology

  1. 1913Conrad Marca-Relli born at Boston.
  2. 1955Arras (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1956Warrior (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum).
  4. 1958Figure Form (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum).
  5. 1959Untitled (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum).
  6. 1972The Windmill (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum).
  7. 2000Conrad Marca-Relli died at Parma.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Conrad Marca-Relli, Choice Reviews Online, 1999

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  2. 2.

    Marca-Relli, Conrad (1913–2000)., Historical Dictionary of Contemporary Art, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Marca-Relli, Conrad or Corrado, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Marca-Relli, Conrad, Oxford Art Online, 2003

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  5. 5.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Conrad Marca-Relli.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Conrad Marca-Relli.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  7. 7.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Conrad Marca-Relli (5 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q472846: Conrad Marca-Relli

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Conrad Marca-Relli”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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