$40,000
Elegy Black Black, a beautiful lithography from Motherwell's elegy series
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Elegy Black Black 1983 Lithograph in colors, on TGL handmade paper, Edition of 98< AP XI/XVI 38.1 x 95.9 cms (15 x 37 4/5 ins) extract from the catalogue raisonné...
Lithograph
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Elegy Sketch
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Elegy Sketch 1980-ca. 1984 Acrylic on canvas board 15 x 29.5 cms (5 7/8 x 11 5/8 ins) RM-P80-2500 P1008 An early version of this work was photographed in 1980 (Sl...
Acrylic
"Elegy (Study)" by Robert Motherwell
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Stamford, CT
A lithograph titled, "Elegy ( Study )" by Robert Motherwell 1979, signed and numbered 42/98 in pencil with Motherwell's blind stamp.
Paper
Robert Motherwell - Vintage Elegy to the Spanish Republic poster (Hand signed)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell - Vintage Elegy to the Spanish Republic poster (Hand signed by Robert Motherwell and inscribed to renowned musician Bob Seeley) Offset lithograph poster published b...
Lithograph, Offset
$44,000
Elegy Black Black, a beautiful lithography from Motherwell's elegy series
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
extract from the catalogue raisonné: CR 309 Signature:Signed Motherwell in pencil lower right Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower right; workshop chop mark lower right; workshop...
Lithograph
Elegy Study
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Twinrocker handmade paper 1979 64.1 x 95.3 cm (25 1/4 x 37 1/2 inches)
Lithograph
Elegy Fragment II
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Aquatint, lift-ground etching and aquatint on Georges Duchene Hawthorne of Larroque handmade paper 87.6 x 61 cm (34 1/2 x 24 inches) Edition of 52
Etching, Aquatint
$7,996Sale Price|20% Off
Mexican Elegy (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Southampton, NY
With XXX artist examples, numbered AP I/XXX-AP XXX/XXX. ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991) was an American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, and editor of The Dada Painters and...
Lithograph
$7,996Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Elegy (Belknap 354-380; Engberg/Banach 415-441), Three Poems
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Southampton, NY
With XXX artist examples, numbered AP I/XXX-AP XXX/XXX. ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991) was an American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, and editor of The Dada Painters and...
Lithograph
ELEGY SKETCH (CR 217)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Seattle, WA
Lithograph
Robert Motherwell-Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 34
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite serigraph is a museum reproduction edition, printed by Editions Limited in 1991 and published by Gallery A.P. J. Graphic Station. The serigraph is copyrighted by the B...
Screen
Elegy Study, Lithograph by Robert Motherwell 1979
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Elegy Study Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph on Twinrocker handmade paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 51/98 Paper Size: 25 x 37.5 in. (63.5...
Lithograph
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H 15 in W 37.8 in D 0.01 in
Elegy Black Black, a beautiful lithography from Motherwell's elegy series
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
extract from the catalogue raisonné: CR 309 Signature:Signed Motherwell in pencil lower right Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower right; workshop chop mark lower right; workshop...
Lithograph
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H 15 in W 37.8 in D 0.01 in
Elegy Black Black, a beautiful lithography from Motherwell's elegy series
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
extract from the catalogue raisonné: CR 309 Signature:Signed Motherwell in pencil lower right Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower right; workshop chop mark lower right; workshop...
Lithograph
Elegy Study
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on Twinrocker handmade paper 1979 64.1 x 95.3 cm (25 1/4 x 37 1/2 inches)
Lithograph
Altamira Elegy
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on buff Arches Cover paper 45.5 x 55.9 cms (17.9 x 22 ins) Edition of 40
Lithograph
Alberti Elegy
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Paper: White Tyler Graphics Ltd. (TGL) handmade paper; natural Okawara handmade paper Signature: Signed "RM" in pencil lower right Inscriptions: Numbered in pencil lower right; works...
Lithograph
Large-Scale Abstract by Robert Motherwell "Elegy Study"
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale abstract lithograph by Robert Motherwell, entitled "Elegy Study", circa 1979.
Paper
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H 16 in W 20 in
Robert Motherwell-Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 34-16" x 20"-Serigraph-1991
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Museum Reproduction Edition Serigraph printed by Editions Limited in 1991 and Published by Gallery A.P. J. Graphic Station. Copyrighted Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, 1991 and from the ...
Screen
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H 16 in W 20 in
Robert Motherwell-Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 34-16" x 20"-Serigraph-1991
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Museum Reproduction Edition Serigraph printed by Editions Limited in 1991 and Published by Gallery A.P. J. Graphic Station. Copyrighted Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, 1991 and from the ...
Screen
Robert Motherwell 'Basque Elegy' 1992- Poster
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking poster, titled Elegy to the Spanish Republic, was created by the renowned artist Robert Motherwell.
Offset
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H 18 in W 23 in
Three Poems: Mexican Elegy, Framed Lithograph by Robert Motherwell
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Motherwell, American (1915 - 1991) Title: No. 27 from Three Poems, collaboration with Octavio Paz Year: 1987 Medium: Lithograph on Japon with Chine Colle Edition: 750 ...
Rice Paper, Lithograph
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H 18 in W 23 in
Three Poems: Mexican Elegy, Framed Lithograph by Robert Motherwell
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Motherwell, American (1915 - 1991) Title: No. 27 from Three Poems, collaboration with Octavio Paz Year: 1987 Medium: Lithograph on Japon with Chine Colle Edition: 750 ...
Rice Paper, Lithograph
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H 23.5 in W 40.75 in D 1.5 in
Robert Motherwell Etching and Aquatint, Running Elegy ii, Blue State, 1983
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Color etching and aquatint, 1983, on Hawthorne of Larrouque handmade paper, signed and numbered 1/10 in pencil, published by the artist and with his blind stamp, with full margins. F...
Paper
Elegy (Study)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) Title: Elegy (Study) Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph on Twinrocker handmade paper Edition: 62/98 Initialed and numbered in pencil upper left, wi...
Automatism Elegy (State II Buff)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
15.9 x 20 ins (40.3 x 50.8 cms) Edition of 50 Signature:Signed "RM" in pencil lower left Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower left; artist's chop mark lower right Publisher:Ar...
Color, Lithograph
Running Elegy II
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Description Etching and aquatint printed in yellow and black, 1983, an artist's proof aside from the numbered edition of ten, on Georges Duchene Hawthorne of Larroque handmade paper ...
Etching, Aquatint
Elegy Fragment II
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Motherwell Elegy Fragment II 1985 Etching and aquatint 34 ½ x 24 inches Edition of 52
Elegy Fragment II
By Robert Motherwell
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lift-ground etching and aquatint printed in two colors (light salmon, black) on Georges Duchêne Hawthorne of Larroque handmade paper. Hand-signed in pencil in the margin ...
Etching, Aquatint
Spanish Elegy I
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition of 38 plus 1 archive proof, 12 artist's proofs, 1 CP, 3 presentation proofs, 1 PP, 1 RTP
Signed and numbered in pencil lower right
Lithograph
Elegy Study I
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition of 50 Signed and numbered in pencil
Lithograph
Spanish Elegy I
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition of 38 Lithograph 17 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches Signed and numbered MOTX174
Lithograph
Mexican Elegy, from the Octavio Paz suite
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Initialed and numbered, lower right Edition of 50 plus 10 artist's proofs & various other proofs
Mexican Elegy, from the Octavio Paz Suite
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition of 50 Initaled and numbered, lower right
Spanish Elegy I
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell Spanish Elegy I, 1975 lithograph on brown HMP handmade paper 17 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches 44.5 x 77.5 cm Edition of 38 Signed (PKE 19168)
Lithograph
$1,600
H 16 in W 22.88 in
Untitled (One Cent Life) /// Joan Mitchell Female Artist Abstract Expressionism
By Joan Mitchell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992) Title: "Untitled" (Page 92-93) Portfolio: One Cent Life *Unsigned edition Year: 1964 Medium: Original Lithograph on wove paper Limited edi...
Lithograph
$75,000
H 37.25 in W 48.88 in
Fields I /// Joan Mitchell Large Diptych Etching Aquatint Female Abstract Artist
By Joan Mitchell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992) Title: "Fields I" Portfolio: Fields *Signed and numbered by Mitchell in pencil (on second sheet) lower right Year: 1992 Medium: Original E...
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio, Handmade Paper
$15,500
H 33 in W 43.5 in
"Flying Colors" framed, signed lithograph by Alexander Calder. Edition 11 of 100
By Alexander Calder
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Framed "Flying Colors" lithograph by Alexander Calder. Signed Calder in lower right corner. Edition 11 of 100.
Lithograph
Tropical Leaf
By Louise Nevelson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
As always, Caviar20 is thrilled to present the esteemed work of Louise Nevelson - one of the most revered and unique artists of the 20th century. Although Nevelson is best known f...
Woodcut
$19,500
H 48.5 in W 38.5 in D 0.75 in
Robert Motherwell Signed Limited Edition Large Aquatint Etching Blackened Sun
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Studio City, CA
A breathtaking, large in scope and scale, rivetting work by American abstract expressionist painter, and master printmaker Robert Motherwell (1915-1991). This aquatint/lift ground ...
Paper
Africa Suite: Africa 8
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
The original studies from the 'Africa Suite' were a group of ten works selected from a series of ink-on-paper drawings from the same year. The large automatic brush drawings were rew...
Screen
$104,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.5 in W 11.88 in
Untitled Abstract Expressionist Drawing, Ink on Paper, 1950s, Framed
By Franz Kline
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Provenance: Marlborough Gallery David McKee, Inc. Manny Silverman Gallery Private collection, Los Angeles
Paper, Ink
$28,000
H 48 in W 65 in D 2 in
Large Robert Motherwell Lithograph Abstract Expressionist Lament for Lorca 1982
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Motherwell (1915 – 1991) Lament for Lorca 1982 lithograph in colors on white Tyler Graphics Ltd. (TGL) handmade paper Printed with full margins; initialed and numbered 30/...
Lithograph
Untitled
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
29.88 x 22.36 ins (75.9 x 56.8 cms) Edition of 96 Signature:Signed "R. Motherwell" in pencil lower right Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower right; artist's chop mark lower right ...
Color, Etching, Aquatint
Untitled (SFP94-78) (SFF.1754)
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis Untitled (SFF.1704) 1994 Acrylic on canvas 38.1 x 45.7 cms (15 x 18 ins) Provenance: Estate of the artist, California, 1994; Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen, June 1996; ...
Acrylic
$23,600
H 54 in W 42 in D 1 in
America-La France Variations VII, Large Hand Signed Lithograph, 1984, 54x42 in.
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Aventura, FL
America-La France Variations VII (B. 303; E. & Ba. 335). Lithograph on white Arches cover paper in 11 colors with black German etching paper, blue TGL handmade paper with multic...
Paper, Lithograph
Untitled
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Untitled 1986 Colour lithograph and collage, on Guarro paper, Edtion of 100 55.9 x 37.8 cms (22 x 14 7/8 ins)
Lithograph
Untitled
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Lithograph and chine colle 73.9 x 56.9 cms (29.1 x 22.4 ins) Edition of 19
Lithograph
Lament for Lorca
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Lithograph on white Tyler Graphics Ltd. (TGL) handmade paper 44x61 in (111.8x154.9cm) Edition of 52
Color, Lithograph
$1,200
H 13.25 in W 10.25 in D 1 in
Robert Motherwell Abstract Expressionist Print in 19th Century Gilt Frame
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract Expressionist Print, by Robert Motherwell, American, circa 1967. This work is from the limited edition portfolio "In Memory of My Feelings: A Selection of Poems by Frank O'H...
Glass, Wood, Paper
"Primal Sign V Copper" Aquatint and Etching by Robert Motherwell
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Stamford, CT
"Primal Sign V (Copper)" aquatint and etching from one zinc plate by Robert Motherwell (American. 1915-1991) Numbered 18/28 with 7 artist proofs in edition. Archival framed using mus...
Paper
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.
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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