"Untitled", from New York International, Lithograph, 1966
View Similar Items
Robert Motherwell "Untitled", from New York International, Lithograph, 1966Circa 1966
Circa 1966
About the Item
- Creator:Robert Motherwell (1915-1991, American)
- Creation Year:Circa 1966
- Dimensions:Height: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Width: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU71132072683
Robert Motherwell
The name of painter, printmaker and writer Robert Motherwell (1915–91) is often taken as synonymous with the New York School, whose name he coined. Motherwell was the youngest of this group of Abstract Expressionists working in art, dance, poetry and music in 1950s and '60s New York City, which included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Philip Guston, Helen Frankenthaler and Mark Rothko.
Born in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1915, Motherwell had perhaps the broadest and best education of any of the New York School coterie, with an extensive background in philosophy, literature and art history. He earned a BA in philosophy in 1937 from Stanford University and was working toward a PhD in the subject at Harvard when he interrupted his studies for a yearlong trip to Europe, where he fell in love with European modernism.
After returning, in 1940 he enrolled Columbia to study art history. It was there that he met a group of exiled Parisian Surrealists, and encounter that proved influential on his style. Motherwell began to integrate the idea of “automatism” — unmediated gestures that reflect deeper psychological impulses — into his work, pioneering a new form of Abstract Expressionism that came to characterize the New York School.
Works like the 1967 Beside the Sea no. 45, an acrylic on canvas, and the 1966 lithograph New York International epitomize Motherwell’s use of simple shapes in boldly contrasting colors, executed in quick, gestural strokes that occasionally evoke figures, suggesting a latent narrative despite their obvious abstraction.
Throughout his career, Motherwell taught painting at Hunter College, in New York, and at Black Mountain College, in North Carolina, where his work influenced the likes of Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg and Kenneth Noland. His influence as one of the founding fathers of American Abstract Expressionism remains profound.
- Nature morte au coquetierBy Mario AvatiLocated in New York, NYThis elegant mezzotint print, entitled, "Nature morte au coquetier", was realized by the esteemed artist Mario Avanti in France, 1962. It depicts a stylized rendition of a dove as a ...Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
MaterialsMezzotint
- Untitled (Diagonal Composition)By Larry ZoxLocated in New York, NYThis stunning serigraph, "Untitled" (Diagonal Composition) was realized by the esteemed American color field artist Larry Zox (American, 1936-2006) circa 1965. It features a dynamic ...Category
1960s Color-Field Abstract Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Untitled “From Color to Form” SeriesBy Marino MariniLocated in New York, NYThis stunning lithograph, was realized by the celebrated Italian artist Marino Marini in 1969. Part of the series “From Color to Form” by Marino Marini (Italian, 1901-1980), the work...Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Untitled “From Color to Form” SeriesBy Marino MariniLocated in New York, NYThis stunning lithograph, was realized by the celebrated Italian artist Marino Marini in 1969. Part of the series “From Color to Form” by Marino Marini (Italian, 1901-1980), this pie...Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Untitled “From Color to Form” SeriesBy Marino MariniLocated in New York, NYThis stunning lithograph, was realized by the celebrated Italian artist Marino Marini in 1969. Part of the series “From Color to Form” by Marino Marini (Italian, 1901-1980), With it...Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Untitled “From Color to Form” SeriesBy Marino MariniLocated in New York, NYThis stunning lithograph, was realized by the celebrated Italian artist Marino Marini in 1969. Part of the series “From Color to Form” by Marino Marini (Italian, 1901-1980), this wor...Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Untitled from "Vingt-deux poèmes" by Mark Tobey, Lithography, Cassou, Black, RedBy Mark TobeyLocated in Köln, DEColor lithograph by Mark Tobey (Centerville, Wisconsin 1890 - 1976 Basel) from "Vingt-deux poèmes" (Portfolio with artworks by several artists and 22 poems by Jean Cassou...Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Van Gogh's Criminal Obsessions by Jose Luis Cuevas - original lithographBy José Luis CuevasLocated in New York, NYThis original lithograph of an abstract depiction of Van Gogh by Jose Luis Cuevas was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in 1968 and is dated in the plate on the bottom right of the image. Certificate of Provenance: Each individual work of art carefully curated by Mourlot Editions comes with a Certificate of Provenance, signed, dated, stamped, and numbered by Eric Mourlot. Stored in a clear protective sleeve accompanying your piece, this certificate guarantees the origin and authenticity of your personal lithograph. About the Artist: José Luis Cuevas is a Mexican artist who worked primarily with etchings, illustrations, sculptures, and paintings, though he is perhaps best known for his drawings. According to Cuevas, “perhaps because I was born in a paper mill and pencil factory, paper has always had a great fascination for me.” He briefly attended the eminent Mexican institution Escuela de Pintura, however Cuevas considers himself a self-taught draughtsman in search of an alternative to the Mexican Muralists and their social messages. For Cuevas, his drawings represent the isolation of man and an inability to communicate, many of his drawings featuring distorted human figures and figures transformed into animals. His work was inspired by the graphic styles of Francisco de Goya, Pablo Picasso, and José Guadalupe Posada...Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Salon de Mai After Joan Miro - abstract lithographic posterBy Joan MiróLocated in New York, NYThis colorful abstract lithographic poster was printed in 1966 at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris to promote an exhibition of Miro's works at the Musee d'Art Moderne De La Ville in Paris. Certificate of Provenance: Each individual work of art carefully curated by Mourlot Editions comes with a Certificate of Provenance, signed, dated, stamped, and numbered by Eric Mourlot...Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Woman at Clearwater BeachBy Willem de KooningLocated in New York, NYThis bold and richly inked print by master Abstract Expressionist, Willem de Kooning, is from a small edition and signed, dated and numbered 34/44 in pencil by the artist. Lithogra...Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Serge Poliakoff - Abstract Beach - Original LithographBy Serge PoliakoffLocated in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CHSerge Poliakoff - Abstract Beach - Original Lithograph Published in the deluxe art review, XXe Siecle 1968 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Publisher: G. di San ...Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Zao Wou-ki - Original Lithograph - Abstract CompositionBy Zao Wou-KiLocated in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CHZao Wou-ki - Original Lithograph 1962 From La tentation de l’Occident Dimensions: 39 x 28.5 cm Publisher: Les Bibliophiles Comtois Edition of 170 Reference: Jørgen Ågerup 137 - 146...Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
MaterialsLithograph