$3,000
H 22 in W 15 in
Robert Motherwell Beau Geste I 1989 Signed Lithograph Edition of 100
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Inscription: Signed and H.C. on front upper corner, with Embossed Artist's Stamp on Front lower corner "Beau Geste I" (1989) is a late-career lithograph by Robert Motherwell, one of...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,012
H 10.04 in W 12.21 in D 0.2 in
Robert Motherwell Signed Catalogue with Lithograph- Selected Prints, 1961-1974
By Robert Motherwell
Located in CA, CA
First edition from an edition of 4000, published by Brooke Alexander, 1975. Untitled 1974. Lithograph with collage printed on Rives B.F.K. parer 10 x 24 inches This rare catalogue...
Paper
$2,595
H 13 in W 10 in
Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Penelope from Ulysses 1988
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Penelope Medium: Etching on Johannot paper Date: 1988 Edition: 27/40 Sheet Size: 13" x 10" Image Size: 6" x 6" Signature: Initialed (RM) in pencil
Lithograph
$2,595
H 13 in W 10 in
Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Nymph from Ulysses 1988
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Nymph Portfolio: Ulysses Medium: Etching on Johannot paper Date: 1988 Edition: 27/40 Sheet Size: 13" x 10" Image Size: 6" x 6" Signature: Initialed (...
Lithograph
$2,595
H 13 in W 10 in
Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Trieste from Ulysses 1988
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Trieste - Zurich - Paris Medium: Etching on Johannot paper Date: 1988 Edition: 27/40 Sheet Size: 13" x 10" Image Size: 6" x 6" Signature: Initialed (...
Lithograph
$2,595
H 13 in W 10 in
Original Robert Motherwell Etching, Signed, Music from Ulysses 1988
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Music Portfolio: Ulysses Medium: Etching on Johannot paper Date: 1988 Edition: 27/40 Sheet Size: 13" x 10" Image Size: 6" x 6" Signature: Initialed (...
Lithograph
1979 Robert Motherwell Dalton Print 34/150 Framed
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Stamford, CT
Robert Motherwell Dalton Print 1979 signed lithograph Ed. 34/150 Printed on tan BFK Rives mould-made paper.
Glass, Wood, Paper
$950 / item
H 37.25 in W 23 in D 1 in
Hand Signed Abstract Lithographs by Motherwell Frankenthaler Rivers Mid Century
By Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Motherwell, Larry Rivers
Located in Atlanta, GA
American abstract art exhibition offset lithographs featuring the artwork of Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, and Larry Rivers.
Glass, Wood, Paper
$23,600
H 54 in W 42 in D 1 in
America-La France Variations VII, Large Hand Signed Lithograph, 1990, 54x42 in.
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered 'gift proof' lower front by Robert Motherwell.
Paper, Lithograph
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H 44.88 in W 30.88 in
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (Poster) -- signed limited edition
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Missouri, MO
Original color lithograph designed by Robert Motherwell for the 94th Season, Powell Symphony Hall, St.
Lithograph
$3,500
H 30 in W 24 in D 1 in
American Abstract Expressionist Color Pochoir "Capriccio" Signed Numbered 80/200
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Portland, OR
Important American Abstract Expressionist artwork by Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), titled "Capriccio", dated 1961. This very striking image was created by Robert Motherwell in 1961...
Lithograph, Watercolor, Gouache
Signed and Numbered, Robert Motherwell Lithograph
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bright, Robert Motherwell lithograph featuring cyrillic writing from his "Summer Light" series.
Lithograph
Large, Signed and Numbered, Robert Motherwell Lithograph
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Elegy Study I" - Signed and annotated P.P.II, 1989 lithograph in colors on light brown, TGL handmade paper by iconic American artist, Robert Motherwell (1915-1991).
Paper
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H 40.5 in W 31 in
Superb Robert Motherwell Lithograph (Signed and Numbered)
By (after) Robert Motherwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
Classic Motherwell, with characteristic bold forms and colors, and quite sizable so it has a lot of wall power. It is a color lithograph on Arches paper, an artist proof aside from e...
Lithograph
Robert Motherwell Signed Lithograph 92/150 Africa II
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toledo, OH
Signed and numbered lithograph 92/150 titled Africa II by American artist Robert Motherwell.
Paper
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H 22 in W 14 in
Robert Motherwell Tricolor 137 Original Lithograph Signed Numbered
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Buffalo, NY
Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Tricolor 137 Year: 1973 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 125 aside from 15 artist's proofs 22 in. x 14 in. (55.88...
Lithograph
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H 34.5 in W 22.5 in
Robert Motherwell at MOMA (Hand signed and inscribed by Robert Motherwell)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell Robert Motherwell at MOMA (Hand signed and inscribed by Robert Motherwell), 1965 Offset Lithograph Poster (hand signed and inscribed by Robert Motherwell to Vincent...
Lithograph, Offset
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H 30 in W 22 in
Robert Motherwell Original Lithograph Framed Signed Rare Colors NYC Carnegie
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Buffalo, NY
This artwork, titled "Carnegie Hall," from the suite New York, New York, 1982, is an original color lithograph with silkscreen and embossing by American artist Robert Motherwell (191...
Paper, Lithograph, Screen
Signed Lithograph by Robert Motherwell Untitled Abstract Pale Blue on White
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell untitled abstract pale blue on white lithograph 9: Untitled (W.A.C. 56). Lithograph printed in pale blue on white paper. Initialed in penciel and numbered V/XX, 196...
Lithograph
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H 20.25 in W 30.25 in D 0.75 in
Robert Motherwell Hand Signed Exhibition & Black Lithograph Poster Dance I, 1979
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Studio City, CA
The lithograph/print is hand-signed by Motherwell (as well as signed in the plate top right) on wove paper.
Paper
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H 25 in W 18 in D 1 in
Robert Motherwell 'Beau Geste I' Limited Edition, Signed Abstract Print
By Robert Motherwell
Located in San Rafael, CA
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) Beau Geste I, from the Beau Geste Suite, 1989 Lithograph in colors on wove paper Numbered XIII/XXV, one of 15 Artist's Proofs (from the edition of 100 p...
Lithograph
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H 40.5 in W 31 in D 1 in
Art 1981 Chicago Print (Signed and Numbered) 79/150
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Three Oaks, MI
This classic lithograph by renowned artist Robert Motherwell was created for the 1981 art Chicago show at Navy Pier. Motherwell was known for his bold forms and vibrant colors, makin...
Lithograph
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H 24.75 in W 19.75 in D 1.5 in
'Untitled, from New York International' Limited Edition Signed Abstract Print
By Robert Motherwell
Located in San Rafael, CA
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) Untitled, from New York International, 1966 Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition 50/225 (there were also 25 artist's proofs) Signed and numbered in pen...
Lithograph
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H 24.75 in W 19.75 in D 1.5 in
'Untitled, from New York International' Limited Edition Signed Abstract Print
By Robert Motherwell
Located in San Rafael, CA
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) Untitled, from New York International, 1966 Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition 138/225 (there were also 25 artist's proofs) Signed and numbered in pe...
Lithograph
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.