Robert Motherwell Art
American, 1915-1991
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.
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Artist: Robert Motherwell
Greenwich Arts Council Poster
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1992)
Title: "Greenwich Arts Council"
*Issued unsigned, though signed by Motherwell in the plate (printed signature) center right
Year: 1976
Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on Strathmore paper
Limited edition: 700. (There was also a signed and numbered edition of 42)
Printer: Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, NY
Publisher: Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT
Reference: "The Prints of Robert Motherwell - A Catalogue Raisonné 1943-1984" - Belknap Appendix: No. 28, page 282; "Robert Motherwell - The Complete Prints 1940-1991" - Engberg No. 202
Sheet size: 37.25" x 23"
Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. Some minor edge wear. In excellent condition
Rare
Notes:
Printed in three colors: black, green, and cream. Poster produced for a special exhibition "Sculpture 76" at The Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT from June - October, 1976. The image featured on this poster is Motherwell's 1972 acrylic painting on paper "Greenwich Sculpture". Artist's copyright lower left and printer's imprint lower right.
GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer:
Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters.
Biography:
Robert Motherwell was born January 24, 1915, in Aberdeen, Washington. He was awarded a fellowship to the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles at age 11, and in 1932 studied painting briefly at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Motherwell received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1937 and enrolled for graduate work later that year in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He traveled to Europe in 1938 for a year of study abroad. His first solo show was presented at the Raymond Duncan...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Untitled (Red) /// Abstract Expressionism Robert Motherwell Screenprint Minimal
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991)
Title: "Untitled (Red)"
Portfolio: London Series I
*Signed by Motherwell in pencil lower right. It is also signed in the plate (printed signature) upper left
Year: 1971
Medium: Original Screenprint on J. B. Green Double Elephant paper
Limited edition: 32/150. (There were also 10 artist's proofs)
Printer: Chris Prater of Kelpra Studio, London, UK
Publisher: Marlborough Graphics, Inc., New York, NY
Reference: Belknap No. 62, page 176-177; Engberg No. 90
Framing: Within its original frame - the artwork is floated, framed in a gold contemporary moulding with black fabric matting and gold filet
Framed size: 51.38" x 38.38"
Sheet size: 41.25" x 28.25"
Image size: 36.25" 24.13"
Condition: In excellent condition
Rare
Notes:
Provenance: one owner ever - private collection - Detroit, MI; acquired from GMB Gallery Inc., Birmingham, MI in 1982 retaining its original receipt and appraisal. Numbered by Motherwell in pencil lower right. Comes from Motherwell's 1970-1971 "London Series" portfolio of 5 screenprints, (Belknap No. 60-64, page 176-177). The five works include "Untitled (Orange...
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1970s Abstract Robert Motherwell Art
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Screen
The Razor's Edge
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A superb impression of this scarce color aquatint and lift-ground etching on German Etching paper. Signed and numbered 27/36 in pencil, lower right. Printed by Catherine Mousley in t...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Color, Etching, Aquatint
The Basque Suite #2
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on J. B. Green paper. Initialed and numbered 134/150 in pencil by Motherwell. Printed by Kelpra Studio, London. Published by Marlboro...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Color, Screen
Game of Chance
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A superb impression of this color aquatint, lithograph and collage with hand coloring in pastels on HMP handmade paper. Signed and numbered 11/100 in pencil by Motherwell. Printed an...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Pastel, Handmade Paper, Color, Aquatint, Lithograph
Put out All Flags
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A superb impression of this color aquatint and lift-ground etching on German Etching paper. Signed and numbered 22/50 in pencil by Motherwell. Printed by Catherine Mosley in the arti...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Color, Etching, Aquatint
The Poet's Eye
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell
The Poet's Eye
1990
Aquatint and carborundum in black and blue, on J. Whatman paper, Edition of 35
Image size: 45.1 x 60.3 cms (17 3/4 x 23 3/4 ins)
Sheet size: 64....
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Aquatint
Robert Motherwell 'Oy / Yo' Signed, Limited Edition Abstract Print
By Robert Motherwell
Located in San Rafael, CA
Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991)
Oy / Yo, 1978
Aquatint, soft ground etching in colors with collage on Buff Rives BFK paper and black Ingres paper
Edition 65/78 (In addition t...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Etching
St. Michael III
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined Modern painting...
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1970s Abstract Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph, Screen
The Dalton Print
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this lithograph by Motherwell. Initialed and numbered 40/150 by the artist in pencil. Printed by Tyler Graphics Ltd., New York, with the blind stamp lower r...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
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...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph, Offset
Tricolor, Robert Motherwell
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991) A leading exponent of American abstract expressionism, Robert Motherwell has served as a vital spokesman for the avant-garde of the mid-twentieth centur...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Pull Out All Flags (Engberg, Banach 263) iconic abstract expressionist graphic
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell
Pull Out All Flags (Engberg, Banach 263), 1980
Aquatint and etching in colors, on German Etching paper, with full margins
Hand-signed by artist, Pencil signed and n...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Mixed Media, Etching, Aquatint
Summertime in Italy (Blue)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined abstraction and established New York City as the center of the post-war art world.
Motherwell was also the unofficial spokesman of the New York School, writing, teaching, and lecturing on behalf of the movement, his fellow artists, and the merits of abstraction.
In the 1960s, Motherwell visited Italy on vacation with his then-wife, Helen Frankenthaler. Motherwell was enamoured with the palette of the Italian sky and landscape, specifically in the mountainous Liguria region, which inspired a series of paintings, "Summertime in Italy...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Window
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American artists that radically defined abstraction and establish...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Etching
America La France Variations III
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) is one of the essential American abstract painters who radically defined post-war abstraction in New York City.
Today, his work appears in museum colle...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
America-La France Variations VI
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined abstraction and...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Signs on Copper /// Abstract Expressionism Robert Motherwell Brown Black Etching
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
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Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991)
Title: "Signs on Copper"
*Signed and numbered by Motherwell lower right
Year: 1981
Medium: Original Lift-Ground Etching with Aquatint on German Etching paper
Limited edition: 45/53. (There were also 10 artist's proofs)
Printer: Catherine Mosley in the artist's studio, Greenwich, CT
Publisher: The artist Motherwell himself, Greenwich, CT
Reference: "Catalogue Raisonné 1943-1990 - The Prints of Robert Motherwell" - Belknap No. 252, page 249; Engberg No. 286
Framing: Not framed, but matted with a custom hand-wrapped 8 ply linen mat
Matted size: 28.25" x 33.75"
Sheet size: 27" x 31.75"
Image size: 17.75" x 23.5"
Condition: Light matt stain in margins and a light water stain to lower right corner in margin. It is otherwise a strong impression in very good condition with strong colors. The printed image is pristine
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Palm Beach, FL. Released by Petersburg Press, London, UK and New York, NY. Artist's chop mark/blind stamp lower right. Printed in 2 colors in 3 runs from 2 zinc plates and 1 copper plate: 1. burnt sienna - zinc plate (aquatint); 2. burnt sienna - copper plate (aquatint); 3. black - zinc plate (lift-ground etching and aquatint).
Biography:
Robert Motherwell was born January 24, 1915, in Aberdeen, Washington. He was awarded a fellowship to the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles at age 11, and in 1932 studied painting briefly at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Motherwell received a B.A. from Stanford University in 1937 and enrolled for graduate work later that year in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. He traveled to Europe in 1938 for a year of study abroad. His first solo show was presented at the Raymond Duncan...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Etching, Aquatint
"American - La France Variation VIII"
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Robert Motherwell
American - La France Variation VIII
Lithograph in colors from five aluminum plates with collage in Arches, 1984
Arches collaged on Oatmeal Australian Bemboka hand...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
The Quarrel (Belknap 294; Engberg & Banach 318)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell
The Quarrel (Belknap 294; Engberg & Banach 318), 1983
Lithograph in colors on Arches cover mould paper
Hand signed and numbered 1/100 in graphite on the front with publisher's distinctive blind stamp. Accompanied by original Tyler Graphics label
40 × 25 1/2 inches
Unframed
Hand signed and numbered in graphite on the front with publisher's distinctive blind stamp. The work has been removed from its original frame, but the back board has been kept bearing the original label from the publisher, Tyler Graphics, New York.
There is no better art work for kissing and making up than "The Quarrel"!
This rare Robert Motherwell lithograph...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Octavio Paz Suite: Nocturne VI
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Lithograph and chine appliqué
64.5 x 54 cms (25 3/8 x 21 1/4 ins)
Edition 50
Paper: Arches paper; Japanese Gampi handmade paper
Other Collaborators: Image transferred from Mylar to...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Handmade Paper, Color, Lithograph
Robert Motherwell "Basque Suite No. 4" Screenprint, 1972
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of abstract painters that radically defined Modern painting in Ameri...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Screen
The Basque Suite #10
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on J. B. Green paper. Initialed and numbered 115/150 in pencil. Printed by Kelpra Studio, London, with the ink stamp verso. Published...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Color, Screen
Delos
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on TGL handmade paper. Initialed and numbered 6/40 in pencil. Printed and published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, with the bli...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Handmade Paper, Color, Lithograph
Tricolor with Dollar - Original lithograph (Mourlot 1973)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Paris, FR
Robert MOTHERWELL
Tricolor with Dollar, 1973
Original lithograph
(Printed in Mourlot workshop)
Printed signature in the plate
On heavy paper 31 x 24 cm (c. 12 x 10 inch)
Edited by ...
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1970s American Modern Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Untitled (From the Flight Portfolio)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This screen print by Robert Motherwell, Untitled (from the Flight Portfolio) was printed on Arches Imperial paper in 1970. The print is hand signed in pencil and numbered 239/250 by ...
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20th Century Abstract Robert Motherwell Art
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Screen
New York Cultural Institutions, from the NY, NY portfolio
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell
New York Cultural Institutions, from the NY, NY portfolio, 1982
Color Lithograph with Silkscreen and Embossing on Arches Paper with embossing
Hand signed and number...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph, Screen
"Tricolor" original lithograph
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Belknap 24 (appendix). Printed in 1973 for the art revue XXe Siecle and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Size: 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inch...
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1970s Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
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...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Robert Motherwell 'Eternal Black' Limited Edition Print
By Robert Motherwell
Located in San Rafael, CA
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
'Eternal Black' from the Artist's Book 'El Negro', 1983
Lithograph on wove paper
The Artist's Book 'El Negro' is comprised of nineteen lithographs. The colophon, or justification page, is numbered and signed, however the individual works included were not.
Published by Tyler Graphics, New York
Sheet 15 x 14-3/4 inches
In a brass frame, floated and framed under acrylic 17 3/4 x 17 1/4 inches
As a response to a poem written by Spanish poet and painter Rafael Alberti, Motherwell created a sequence of nineteen lithographs. Motherwell and Kenneth Tyler collaborated from 1981 to 1983 in the design and creation of the artist's book or 'livre de peintre' known as El Negro Motherwell. Motherwell made his images on prepared mylar and acetate sheets using Paintstiks, grease pencils, a alcohol tusche he applied with brushes or a bamboo pen...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Spoleto Festival
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell
Spoleto Festival, 1968
Silkscreen on American Etching Paper
Signed and numbered 71/150 in graphite pencil on the front
39 1/2 × 27 1/2 inches
Unframed
This is the h...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Etching, Screen
unknown
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Framed, unique strike with significant hand coloring in acrylic paint on printed 2 color lithograph on paper by American artist Robert Motherwell (1915-1991). Signed in upper left c...
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1970s Abstract Robert Motherwell Art
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Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Africa Suite #6
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of abstract painters that radically defined Modern painting in Ameri...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Screen
Abstract Gesture Expresionism Collage New York Motherwell Black Musical Modern
By Robert Motherwell
Located in MADRID, MD
"Motherwell was the unofficial spokesman of the New York School, writing and editing a journal, and lecturing on behalf of the movement, his fellow artists, and the merits of abstrac...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
America-La France (Variation IX)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Robert Motherwell
Title: America-La France (Variation IX)
Year: 1983-84
Medium: Lithograph and collage elements on Oatmeal Australian Bemboka HMP; hand signed and numbered i...
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1980s Contemporary Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
"Untitled" Robert Motherwell from the Portfolio of Nine
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Robert Motherwell
Untitled (from Portfolio 9), 1967
Lithograph, 1967
22.25 x 17.25 in. (56.52 x 43.82 cm.)
Signed; lower left with artist's trademark initials; numbered,
Publisher...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
No. 1 from Three Poems (Red Wind), Framed Lithograph by Robert Motherwell
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
No. 1 from Three Poems (Red Wind) by Robert Motherwell, American (1915–1991)
Portfolio: Three Poems - Octavio Paz
Date: 1988
Lithograph on Masa Dosa paper, mounted to board
Edition o...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Rice Paper, Lithograph
Red Sea I
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color aquatint and lift-ground etching and aquatint on Arches Cover paper. Signed and numbered 15/100 by Motherwell. There are 20 artist proofs, number...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Aquatint, Etching
Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart, 25th Anniversary, Lithograph by Robert Motherwell
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Motherwell’s vibrant red lithograph features a collage-like composition with an intense contrast of black and red on top of sheet music.
Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Three Poems: Nocturne V, Framed Lithograph by Robert Motherwell
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Motherwell, American (1915 - 1991)
Title: No. 6 from Three Poems, collaboration with Octavio Paz
Year: 1987
Medium: Lithograph on Japon with Chine Colle
Edition: 750
I...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Rice Paper, Lithograph
Primal Sign V (Copper)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A very good, richly-inked impression of this scarce color aquatint on Arches Cover. Initialed and numbered 15/28 in pencil by Motherwell. Printed by Catherine Mosley at the artist's ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Color, Aquatint
Primal Sign VI (Moss)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color aquatint and lift-ground etching on Arches cover paper. Initialed and numbered 3/32 in pencil by Motherwell. Printed by Catherine Mosley at the a...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Color, Etching, Aquatint
Baque Suite #7
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of abstract painters that radically defined Modern painting in Ameri...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Screen
Peace Portfolio I: Untitled
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991)
Title: "Peace Portfolio I: Untitled"
Portfolio: Peace Portfolio I
*Signed and numbered by Motherwell in...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Screen
Limited Edition Lithograph as Exhibition Catalogue Cover, Signed and Dedicated
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell
Limited Edition Lithograph as Exhibition Catalogue Cover, Signed and Dedicated to Jacqueline Brody (Editor of the Print Collectors' Newsletter), 1974
Lithograph on Limited Edition Catalogue, Ink Signed and Dedicated
10 x 24 inches
Boldly signed n 1974 and dedicated in black felt tip pen to Jacqueline Brody, editor of the Print Collectors Newsletter from 1972 - 1996.
This poignant 1974 Robert Motherwell lithograph...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Ink, Lithograph, Offset
Black with No Way Out
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
15 x 38 ins (38.1 x 96.5 cms)
Edition of 98
Signature:Signed "Motherwell" in pencil lower right
Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower right; workshop chop mark lower right; work...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Color, Lithograph
Basque Suite #2
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of abstract painters that radically defined Modern painting in Ameri...
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1970s Robert Motherwell Art
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Screen
Three Poems: Burnt Water
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Motherwell, American (1915 - 1991)
Title: No. 10 from Three Poems, collaboration with Octavio Paz
Year: 1987
Medium: Lithograph on Japon with Chine Colle
Edition: 750
...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Rice Paper, Lithograph
Paris Suite 1 (Spring)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell
Paris Suite I (Spring)
1980
Lithograph on J.B. Green handmade paper, Edition of 60
48.9 x 48.9 cms (19 1/4 x 19 1/4 ins)
RM17031
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
London Series II: Untitled (Blue/Cream) by Robert Motherwell
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Hinsdale, IL
ROBERT MOTHERWELL
(1915-1991)
London Series II: Untitled (Blue/Pale Blue)
Screenprint in color on J.B. Green paper, c. 1971
Initialed and numbered by the artist, full ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Screen
The Berggruen Series: Untitled
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
15 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches (paper size)
Signed and numbered upper left
Edition 21 of 100
PROVENANCE
Private collection, New York
This item is located in our New York City warehouse and...
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1980s Post-War Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
The Persian II
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined Modern painting...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Three Poems: Nocturne III
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Motherwell, American (1915 - 1991)
Title: No. 3 from Three Poems, collaboration with Octavio Paz
Year: 1987
Medium: Lithograph on Japon with Chine Colle
Edition: 750
I...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Rice Paper, Lithograph
Palo Alto
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined abstraction and...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Glass Garden
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Created in 1984 on handmade paper, “Glass Garden” was signed in pencil, numbered 50/59, and published by Motherwell with his blind stamp in New York City.
Robert Motherwell, the youn...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Etching, Aquatint
America La France Variations II
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) is one of the essential American abstract painters that radically defined post-war abstraction in New York City.
Today, his work appears in museum collections around the world and is instantly recognizable for its boldness and black forms. His auction record was set in 2018 at $12.6 million USD.
In addition to his impressive paintings, Motherwell is also revered as a printmaker. He is one of the most innovative and prolific printmakers of the 20th century. He was always searching for new techniques, whether at his own printmaking atelier, or collaborating with others, to expand his ideas and express his aesthetic.
"America-La France...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Paris Suite (Autumn)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) is one of the essential American abstract painters that radically defined post-war abstraction in New York City.
Today, his work appears in museum collections around the world and is instantly recognizable for its boldness and black forms. His auction record was set in 2018 at $12.6 million USD.
In addition to his impressive paintings, Motherwell is also revered as one of the most innovative and prolific printmakers of the 20th century. He was always searching for new techniques, whether at his own printmaking atelier, or collaborating with others, to expand his ideas and express his aesthetic.
Created in 1980, "Paris Suite...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
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Lithograph
Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival - 25th Anniversary
By Robert Motherwell
Located in PAU, FR
Robert Motherwell, American (1915 - 1991)
Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival, 25th Anniversary.
Lithograph, Edition of 800, unsigned and unnumber...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Robert Motherwell was a part of the art movement called Abstract Expressionism. Artists who participated in the movement sought to express emotions through abstract forms. You'll find a range of Robert Motherwell art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- How did Motherwell paint?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Robert Motherwell painted using techniques borrowed from action and color field painting. He sometimes dipped thinned paint right onto the canvas. In other works, he soaked paints into an unprimed work surface. Find a variety of Robert Motherwell art on 1stDibs.