Representative work by Marcia Hafif
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Artist

Marcia Hafif

1929–2018 · American

  • Pomona College
  • University of California, Irvine

Marcia Hafif devoted decades to rebuilding painting from basic materials after returning to New York in the 1970s. Her Inventory project systematically examined pigments, surfaces and procedures without treating monochrome as an endpoint.

Painting; drawing

Major Works

  • 1972–73An Extended Gray Scale
  • 1974Mass Tone Paintings
  • 1970sWall Paintings
  • 1970sGlaze Paintings
  • 1979Black Paintings
  • 1980sFrench Paintings
  • 1960sRoman Paintings
  • 1970s onwardInventory
  • 1980sShade Paintings
  • 1990sEgg Tempera Paintings

Interviews & Writing

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