Vija Celmins

b. Rīga, Latvia, 1938

Collection Artwork

    • Porsche
      Vija Celmins
      Porsche, 1966–67
      On View Celmins
      Porsche, 1966–67
      oil on canvas
      28 x 42 ¼ inches (71 x 107 cm)
      © Vija Celmins, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      On View
      Vija Celmins https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CELMv_GF_Porsche-1167x800.jpg A desaturated painting showing a view of the highway from the passenger's seat of a car.
    • Vase
      Vija Celmins
      Vase, 2017-2018
      Celmins 2017
      Vase, 2017-2018
      oil on canvas
      18 x 13 inches (46 x 33 cm)
      © Vija Celmins, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Vija Celmins https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CELMv_Vase-577x800.jpg Thin cracks run over a painting that describes the surface of a vase
    • Forest Fire
      Vija Celmins
      Forest Fire, 1965-1966
      Celmins 1965
      Forest Fire, 1965-1966
      oil on canvas
      25 x 36 inches (65 x 91 cm)
      © Vija Celmins, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
       Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
      Vija Celmins https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SM_CELMv_HERO_2021-1101x800.jpg
    • Pencil
      Vija Celmins
      Pencil, 1968
      Celmins 1968
      Pencil, 1968
      acrylic on canvas on wood
      3 x 66 x 3 inches (8 x 168 x 8 cm)
      © Vija Celmins, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Vija Celmins https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CELMv_Pencil_Install.jpg A sculpture of an over-sized gray pencil sits on a stone gallery floor.
    • Blackboard Tableau #14
      Vija Celmins
      Blackboard Tableau #14, 2011-2015
      Celmins 2011
      Blackboard Tableau #14, 2011-2015
      one found object and one made object: alkyd oil, acrylic, and pastel on wood
      each 18 ¾ x 24 x 2 ½ inches (48 x 61 x 6 cm)
      © Vija Celmins, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Photo: courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
       courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Vija Celmins https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CELMv_GF_BlackboardTableau14-1067x800.jpg Two shabby-looking framed blackboards, lightly dusted with green-tinted pastel, are mounted on a white wall.
    • Reverse Night Sky #4
      Vija Celmins
      Reverse Night Sky #4, 2015-2017
      Celmins 2015
      Reverse Night Sky #4, 2015-2017
      oil on canvas 
      54 x 66 inches (137 x 168 cm)
      © Vija Celmins, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Photo: courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
       courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Vija Celmins https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CELMv_GF_ReverseNightSky-1067x800.jpg A rectangular canvas painted white has been splattered with black dots of various, but tiny, sizes.
    • A Painting in Six Parts
      Vija Celmins
      A Painting in Six Parts, 1986-87/2012-16
      Celmins 1986
      A Painting in Six Parts, 1986-87/2012-16
      oil on canvas, six parts
      15 ⅛ x 254 inches (38 x 645 cm) overall
      © Vija Celmins, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
      Vija Celmins https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CELMv_PaintingInSixParts_Hero-1067x800.jpg A series of six gray canvases hang on a wall in a gallery with a stone floor.

    Vija Celmins Exhibitions

    Iconoclasts: Selections from Glenstone’s Collection

    A brown, brushy painting hangs on a white wall above a wooden floor.