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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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Period: 1980s
Artist: Robert Motherwell
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

Grey Open
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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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Etching

Return, from the Octavio Paz Suite (unique signed position proof) Engberg/Banach
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Robert Motherwell Return, from the Octavio Paz Suite, 1988 Lithograph and chine appliqué on watermarked Japanese Gampi hand made paper applied on Arches paper Hand-signed by artist, ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Handmade Paper, Lithograph

American – La France Variations VII, Ed./68
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Washington Depot,, CT
Robert Motherwell was an American artist and seminal Abstract Expressionist painter. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Galler...
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1980s Abstract Robert Motherwell Art

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Lithograph

Black Sun
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph with Chine applique. One of ten Roman numeral artist's proofs, aside from the edition of 50. Signed and numbered IX/X in pencil by Mot...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Color, Lithograph

Primal Sign II
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
Primal Sign II, 1979-1980 Etching, aquatint 23 x 10’’ Edition of 45
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1980s Robert Motherwell Art

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Aquatint, Etching

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

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

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...
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1980s 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

Pull Out All Flags (Engberg Banach 263) iconic abstract expressionist work 33/50
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, Pencil, Graphite

"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

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

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

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

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

Rites of Passage 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 abstraction and established New York City as the center of the art world for the second half of the 20th century. 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. His work appears in museum collections around the world and is instantly recognizable for its boldness and black forms. Yet 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. This print, along with "El General", was created at Tyler Graphics in 1979. "Rites of Passage II...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Handmade Paper, 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

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

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

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

No. 6 from Three Poems
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Motherwell, American (1915 - 1991) Title: No. 2 from Three Poems, collaboration with Octavio Paz Year: 1987 Medium: Lithograph on Japon with Chine Colle Edition: 750 ...
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1980s Modern Robert Motherwell Art

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Rice Paper, 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

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

Black Sounds
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Black Sounds 1984 Lithograph, relief print, and collage 99.1 x 63.5 cms (39 x 25 ins) RM14197
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Lithograph

Octavio Paz Suite: Nocturne VIII
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 of 50 Paper: Arches paper; Japanese Gampi handmade paper Other Collaborators: Image transferred from Mylar...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Handmade Paper, Color, Lithograph

Black Open
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Black Open 1985 Aquatint and line etching on Whatman paper 40.6 x 43.2 cms (16 x 17 ins) RM14234
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Aquatint

Signs on Copper /// Abstract Expressionism Robert Motherwell Brown Black Etching
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991) Title: "Signs on Copper" *Signed and numbered by Motherwell in pencil 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 mat 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 rich 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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Aquatint, Etching, Intaglio

"Redness of Red" Lithograph Screenprint Collage Contemporary Abstract Abex 1/100
By Robert Motherwell
Located in New York, NY
"Redness of Red" Lithograph Screenprint Collage Contemporary Abstract Abex 1/100 Redness of Red by Robert Burns Motherwell (1915-1991) Lithograph Scree...
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1980s Abstract Robert Motherwell Art

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Paper, Lithograph, Screen

Octavio Paz Suite: Nocturne VII
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 of 50 Paper: Arches paper; Japanese Gampi handmade paper Other Collaborators: Image transferred from Mylar ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Handmade Paper, Color, Lithograph

Perpetual Summer
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
60 x 42.9 cms ( 23.62 x 16.89 ins) Edition of 26 Signature:Signed "Motherwell" in pencil lower right Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower right; artist's chop mark lower right Publ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Color, Etching, Aquatint

No. 2 from Three Poems
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Motherwell, American (1915 - 1991) Title: No. 2 from Three Poems, collaboration with Octavio Paz Year: 1987 Medium: Lithograph on Japon with Chine Colle Edition: 750 ...
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1980s Modern Robert Motherwell Art

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Rice Paper, Lithograph

America La-France Variations IX
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 Robert Motherwell Art

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Lithograph

España II
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Espana II 1983 Aquatint and lift-ground etching on Moulin du Gue Rives de Lin paper Edition of 40 31.8 x 26.7 cms (12.5 x 10.5 ins) RME9319
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Bicentennial Suite
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Santa Fe, NM
French Revolution Bicentennial Suite is a set of four 1988 aquatints with photoengraving and collage elements by Robert Motherwell. The iconic Suite is hand signed in graphite by Mot...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Aquatint

Paris Suite 3 (Autumn)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Paris Suite III (Autumn) 1980 Lithograph on J.B. Green handmade paper, Edition of 60 49.2 x 56.8 cms (19 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins) RM17035 CR 26...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Lithograph

French Revolution Bicentennial Suite lll
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Santa Fe, NM
French Revolution Bicentennial Suite III is a 1988 aquatint with photoengraving and collage elements by Robert Motherwell. French Revolution Bicenten...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Aquatint

Paris Suite 2 (Summer)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Paris Suite II (Summer) 1980 Lithograph on J.B. Green handmade paper, Edition of 60 49.2 x 41 cms (19 1/2 x 16 ins) RM17034 CR 265 Sign...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Lithograph

Paris Suite 4 (Winter)
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Paris Suite IV (Winter) 1980 Lithograph on J.B. Green handmade paper, Edition of 60 47 x 45.7 cms (18.5 x 18 ins) RM17036 CR 267 18 1/2 ...
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1980s Robert Motherwell Art

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Lithograph

In White with Green Stripe
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Rober Motherwell In White with Green Stripe 1987 Lithograph, relief print, embossing and collage 86.4 x 61 cms (34 x 24 ins)
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Lithograph

Stoneness of Stone
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell The Stoneness of the Stone Edition 75 1974 Lithograph on light gray Twinrocker handmade paper laminated to medium gray Twinrocker handmade paper 104.1 x 76.2 cms (4...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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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
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Color, Lithograph

America - La France Variations IX
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Lithograph and collage Edition of 60 72.4 x 55.3 cms (28 1/2 x 21 3/4 ins)
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Lithograph

At the Edge
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Aquatint, lift-ground etching and aquatint on Auvergne a la Main Richard de Bas handmade paper 57.8 x 63.8 cms (22.75 x 25.1 ins) Edition of 34 Signed "Motherwell" in pencil ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Mixed Media, Color, Etching, Aquatint

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

Norway
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
54.9 x 56.5 cms (21.6 x 22.25 ins) Edition of 50 Paper: Somerset paper Signature:Signed "RM" in pencil lower right Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower right Proofs:20 AP, numbered I/XX-XX/XX, 2 HC, numbered I-II, 3 PP, 1 TP, other proofs (unrecorded) Publisher:Derriere L’Etoile Studios, New York, for the Sonja Henie...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Color, 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
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1980s Abstract Robert Motherwell Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Red Sea III
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Aquatint and lift-ground etching on Georges Duchêne Hawthorne of Larroque handmade paper, Edition of 70 1983 90.2 x 46.4 cms (35 1/2 x 18 1/4 ins)
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1980s Abstract Robert Motherwell Art

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Etching, Aquatint

America - La France Variations I
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
118.1 x 81.6 cms (46.5 x 32.1 ins) Edition of 70 Published by Tyler Graphics, New York Signed and numbered in pencil
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Color, Lithograph

Mexican Night II
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
44.5 x 44.5 cms (17.5 x 17.5 ins) Edition of 70 Signature:Signed "Motherwell" in pencil lower right Inscriptions:Numbered in pencil lower right; artist's chop mark lower right ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Color, Etching, Aquatint

Put out all Flags
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
Aquatint, lift-ground etching and aquatint on German Etching paper 53.3 x 73.7 cms (21 x 29 ins) Edition of 50
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1980s Abstract Robert Motherwell Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Game of Chance
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
88.3 x 69.9 cms (34.7 x 27.51 ins) Edition of 100
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Mixed Media, Color, Aquatint, Lithograph

On the Wing
By Robert Motherwell
Located in London, GB
46.75 x 30.5 ins (118.7 x 77.5 cms) Edition of 70 Signed in pencil lower right. Numbered in pencil lower right; workshop chop mark lower right; workshop number "RM83-718" in pe...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell Art

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Mixed Media, Color, Lithograph

Black Flag CR 304
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Robert Motherwell Black Flag CR 304 , 1983 Etching 18 1/4 x 22 inches 31 x 34 1/2 x 2 1/8 inches Edition of 42
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1980s Minimalist Robert Motherwell Art

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Archival Paper, Etching

Three Poems: Spanish Elegy
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1988, this lithograph and chine appliqué is hand-signed by Robert Motherwell (Aberdeen, 1915 - Provincetown, 1991) in pencil in the lower right margin and is numbered from the edition of 50 in pencil in the lower right margin. About the Framing: Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Robert Motherwell Three Poems...
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1980s Modern Robert Motherwell Art

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Lithograph

America La-France Variations IX
By Robert Motherwell
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1984, this lithograph and collage on paper is hand-signed by Robert Motherwell (Aberdeen, 1915 - Provincetown, 1991) in pencil in the lower right margin. Numbered from the...
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1980s Modern Robert Motherwell Art

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Mixed Media, Lithograph

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