- Want more images or videos?Request additional images or videos from the seller
Large, Signed and Numbered, Robert Motherwell Lithograph

About
Details
- CreatorRobert Motherwell (Artist)
- DimensionsHeight: 46.75 in. (118.75 cm)Width: 68 in. (172.72 cm)Depth: 2.25 in. (5.72 cm)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture1989
- Condition
- Seller LocationNewport Beach, CA
- Reference Number1stDibs: LU853911449091
Shipping & Returns
- ShippingShips From: Los Angeles, CA
- Return Policy
This item cannot be returned.
About the Artist
Robert Motherwell
The name of painter, printmaker and writer Robert Motherwell (1915–91) is often taken as synonymous with the New York School, whose name he coined. Motherwell was the youngest of this group of Abstract Expressionists working in art, dance, poetry and music in 1950s and '60s New York City, which included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Philip Guston, Helen Frankenthaler and Mark Rothko.
Born in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1915, Motherwell had perhaps the broadest and best education of any of the New York School coterie, with an extensive background in philosophy, literature and art history. He earned a BA in philosophy in 1937 from Stanford University and was working toward a PhD in the subject at Harvard when he interrupted his studies for a yearlong trip to Europe, where he fell in love with European modernism.
After returning, in 1940 he enrolled Columbia to study art history. It was there that he met a group of exiled Parisian Surrealists, and encounter that proved influential on his style. Motherwell began to integrate the idea of “automatism” — unmediated gestures that reflect deeper psychological impulses — into his work, pioneering a new form of Abstract Expressionism that came to characterize the New York School.
Works like the 1967 Beside the Sea no. 45, an acrylic on canvas, and the 1966 lithograph New York International epitomize Motherwell’s use of simple shapes in boldly contrasting colors, executed in quick, gestural strokes that occasionally evoke figures, suggesting a latent narrative despite their obvious abstraction.
Throughout his career, Motherwell taught painting at Hunter College, in New York, and at Black Mountain College, in North Carolina, where his work influenced the likes of Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg and Kenneth Noland. His influence as one of the founding fathers of American Abstract Expressionism remains profound.
- By Ed RuschaLocated in Newport Beach, CASigned, numbered (17/50), 1991, three-color lithograph by superstar American artist, Ed Ruscha (b. 1937). Ruscha...Category
1990s American Contemporary Art
MaterialsPaper
- By Alex KatzLocated in Newport Beach, CA1971, seven color lithograph on Arches paper, Late July 2, by important American artist, Alex Katz (b. 1929). Si...Category
Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Art
MaterialsPaper
US$7,500 - By Jasper JohnsLocated in Newport Beach, CA"Flags II"- A 1973, signed, dated, and numbered screenprint in black and grays by iconic American artist, Jasper...Category
Vintage 1970s American Prints
MaterialsPaper
US$72,500 - By Frank StellaLocated in Newport Beach, CASigned, dated, numbered (38/100), 1980, lithograph and screenprint-on-paper artwork, "Polar Coordinates VII (Axs...Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
MaterialsPaper
US$42,000 - By Jasper JohnsLocated in Newport Beach, CASigned, dated and numbered, 1981 aquatint and color etching on Rives BFK paper- Periscope, by iconic American ar...Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
MaterialsPaper
US$40,000 - By Frank StellaLocated in Newport Beach, CAA vibrant, signed dated and numbered, mixed media print by the iconic, American artist, Frank Stella: lithograph...Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
MaterialsPaper
You May Also Like
Vintage 1970s German Modern Contemporary Art
Paper
Vintage 1980s American Modern Contemporary Art
Paper
Vintage 1970s English Modern Contemporary Art
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Paper
Vintage 1980s American Modern Contemporary Art
Paper
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Paper
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Contemporary Art
Glass, Paper
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Paper
Vintage 1970s American Books
Paper
1990s American Modern Prints
Wood, Paper
Recently Viewed
View MoreThe 1stDibs Promise
Learn MoreExpertly Vetted Sellers
Confidence at Checkout
Price-Match Guarantee
Exceptional Support
Buyer Protection
Insured Global Delivery