Motherwell, Robert "Phoenician Etching" Limited Edition Print Aquatint and Etching on Paper 1977
Size
24 x 18 in
Framed Size
26 x 20 in
Hand Signed
Lower right pencil signed
Edition #
10/10 AP
Certificate of Authenticity
Original Bill of Sale
Framed with Plexiglass
Provenance & Extra Info
Exhibited in the MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne #300. Rare and unusual "oversized" 23 1/2 x 18 in. impression – far less than 10 prints are known to exist in this format which were all reserved for and preferred by the artist himself. The drawing inside the “open” window is two letters from the Phoenician alphabet. Motherwell was particularly fond of this Phoenician imagery because he felt it consisted of certain universal gestural “signs” that were common to all cultures. He especially liked the reed like quality of the agitated line which he felt animated the color field of this print. The large Motherwell painting “Phoenician Red Studio” incorporates one of the same Phoenician letters except that here in this print there are two letters that are reversed emphasizing the nature of the printing process itself.
