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ROBERT MOTHERWELL BIOGRAPHY
Art Brokerage specializses in the lithographs of artist Robert Motherwell. 37 listings 1915-1991 - Artist Robert Motherwell is one of the most recognized of the American Abstract Expressionist painters. He moved to Greenwich Village in 1941, abandoning his academic studies to paint full time. Motherwell created his first collages at Jackson Pollock's Studio in Greenwich Village and, along with Pollock and Baziotes was invited to exhibit at the Peggy Guggenheim "Art of This Century" gallery in New York City. In 1961 Robert Motherwell began making limited edition prints of his work. He was the only one of the original abstract expressionists to enthusiastically embrace printmaking. Motherwell worked with numerous print workshops in the United States and Europe. These collaborations between the Motherwell and the printmakers were a source of great satisfaction to the artist. Robert Motherwell synthesized his unique abstract style, and the materials and technical characteristics of printmaking to create over 200 editions over the next 30 years. Robert Motherwell died on July 16, 1991.
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Edition #: 27/50
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Hand Signed: Pencil lower right
Provenance: Purchased pre-release from J.J. Brookings Gallery in San Jose California. Three Poems Octavio Paz Suite. Lithograph from one aluminum plate, printed in black, handmade Japanese Ganpi - paper size 25 1/4
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"A la Pintura: Blue 5" 1972
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Size : 32 x 48 in
Size : 81.28 x 121.92 cm
Size : 81.28 x 121.92 cm
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Provenance: Publisher: ULAE. Printer: Donn Steward. Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne #119. From Robert Motherwell's unqualified masterpiece "A la Pintura". The full sheet of the print entitled "Blue" signed by Motherwell in back ink (see photo). One of only eight extremely rare artists' proofs signed in Motherwell's hand "RM Trial 1972-1979" as referenced in the Sparks ULAE Catalogue Raisonne as MOTHERWELL # 24. It is unusual to find the individual color plates signed by Motherwell himself. In the final book edition of 40 copies only the colophon page is signed -- not the individual prints themselves. The "A la Pintura" project of 21 original intaglio prints was nearly four years in the making and was created to illuminate the text of a poem by Rafael Alberti. John McKendry, print curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art believes "Motherwell has concentrated so much of his creativity into these pages that if all his paintings and other works were to be destroyed, if only this book were to survive, Motherwell would still be seen as a major artist of the twentieth century." This print is the only print in the book whose format is a perfect square. It is Motherwell's meditation on the color blue. It is also unusual because an entire page is devoted to only one verse of the poem. The text reads as follows: "Wings seize our brushes when we dip them in indigo."
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"Africa 1 (From the Africa Suite)" 1970
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Size : 41 x 28 in
Size : 104.14 x 71.12 cm
Size : 104.14 x 71.12 cm
Framed Size : 43 x 31 in
Framed Size : 109.22 x 78.74 cm
Framed Size : 109.22 x 78.74 cm
Edition #: 1/150
Certificate of Authenticity: Art Brokerage
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Hand Signed: Signed in screen upper left also hand initialed
Provenance: Private collection.
Retail Price: $15,000 USD
Asking Price: $9,500 USD
"Africa Suite: Africa 7" 1970
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Size : 41 x 28 in
Size : 104.14 x 71.12 cm
Size : 104.14 x 71.12 cm
Framed Size : 43 x 30 in
Framed Size : 109.22 x 76.20 cm
Framed Size : 109.22 x 76.20 cm
Edition #: 1/150
Certificate of Authenticity: Art Brokerage
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Hand Signed: In pencil
Provenance: Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 75. Publisher: Marlborough Graphics Inc., New York. Printed by Chris Prater, Kelpra Studio, London. Edition size 150. The Africa Suite was Motherwell's earliest experiment in screenprinting. The ten prints in this suite were also his largest prints to this date.
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"Africa Suite: Africa 2" 1970
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Size : 41 x 28 in
Size : 104.14 x 71.12 cm
Size : 104.14 x 71.12 cm
Framed Size : 43 x 30 in
Framed Size : 109.22 x 76.20 cm
Framed Size : 109.22 x 76.20 cm
Edition #: 76/150
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Hand Signed: In pencil
Provenance: Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 70. Publisher: Marlborough Graphics Inc., New York. Printed by Chris Prater, Kelpra Studio, London. Edition size 150. The Africa Suite was Motherwell's earliest experiment in screenprinting. The ten prints in this suite were also his largest prints to this date.
Retail Price: $18,000 USD
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"America la France Variations VI" 1984
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Size : 46 x 31.5 in
Size : 116.84 x 80.01 cm
Size : 116.84 x 80.01 cm
Edition #: Edition of 60
Certificate of Authenticity: Art Brokerage
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Hand Signed: Signed, inscribed and stamped
Asking Price: $10,400 USD
"America, La France Variations IX " 1984
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Size : 28.5 x 21.75 in
Size : 72.39 x 55.25 cm
Size : 72.39 x 55.25 cm
Edition #: 5/60
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Framed with Glass:
Hand Signed: Hand signed in pencil, lower right
Provenance: Private collection.
Asking Price: $4,400 USD
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Framed with Plexiglass: Natural frame
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Retail Price: $10,500 USD
Asking Price: $7,500 USD
"Calligraphy 1" 1980
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Size : 54 x 40 in
Size : 137.16 x 101.60 cm
Size : 137.16 x 101.60 cm
Framed Size : 58 x 44 in
Framed Size : 147.32 x 111.76 cm
Framed Size : 147.32 x 111.76 cm
Edition #: Eidtion of 50
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Framed with Plexiglass: Silver frame
Hand Signed: Signed and numbered
Provenance: Private collection.
Asking Price: $11,900 USD
Edition #: 200
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Provenance: One of the earliest prints ever made by Motherwell.
Asking Price: $6,000 USD
Edition #: Edition of 23
Certificate of Authenticity: Gallery Certificate
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Hand Signed: Hand signed
Provenance: Private collection.
Asking Price: $11,900 USD
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Provenance: Exhibited in the MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne 231. Lift-ground etching and aquatint on J.B.Green paper. Printed by Catherine Mosley in the artist's studio. Despite his ofttimes explosive use of color, Motherwell's primary protagonists remained black and white throughout his career. In the vast majority of his prints, white does battle with black in a face-off of life against death, light against darkness. Nowhere is this more apparent than in "Dance II" Motherwell's minimalist meditation on among other things Matisse's classic painting "Dance". Motherwell himself commented on this particular print calling it "full of ambiguities, mountains, massive blacks against pure white paper, rhythms of my arm-mind, immediacy yet not intimate." This is the largest, simplest and most impressive print in the three print
Retail Price: $17,000 USD
Asking Price: $14,400 USD
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Asking Price: $4,000 USD
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Provenance: Published by Tyler Graphics
Asking Price: $15,000 USD
"Green Studio" 1985
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Size : 4.9 x 12 in
Size : 12.45 x 30.48 cm
Size : 12.45 x 30.48 cm
Framed Size : 20 x 25 in
Framed Size : 50.80 x 63.50 cm
Framed Size : 50.80 x 63.50 cm
Edition #: 35/50
Framed with Plexiglass: Natural wood frame and white matte
Hand Signed: Signed lower right
Provenance: Van Straaten, Chicago. Private collection.
Asking Price: $2,800 USD
Edition #: 88/98
Certificate of Authenticity: Auction House receipt
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Retail Price: $12,000 USD
Asking Price: $9,900 USD
"Harvest with Blue Bottom (From Summer Light Series)" 1973
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Size : 36 x 18 in
Size : 91.44 x 45.72 cm
Size : 91.44 x 45.72 cm
Edition #: Edition of 55
Certificate of Authenticity: Art Brokerage
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Hand Signed: Lower right
Provenance: Private collection.
Asking Price: $6,900 USD
"Harvest with Leaf (From Summer Light Series)" 1973
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Size : 36 x 18 in
Size : 91.44 x 45.72 cm
Size : 91.44 x 45.72 cm
Edition #: Edition of 54
Certificate of Authenticity: Art Brokerage
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Hand Signed: Lower right
Provenance: Private collection.
Asking Price: $6,900 USD
"Harvest with Two White Stripes" 1973
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Size : 36 x 18 in
Size : 91.44 x 45.72 cm
Size : 91.44 x 45.72 cm
Edition #: Edition of 55
Certificate of Authenticity: Art Brokerage
Framed with Plexiglass: Silver frame
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Provenance: Private collection.
Retail Price: $9,500 USD
Asking Price: $7,500 USD
"London Series 1: Untitled (Blue)" 1971
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Size : 42 x 28 in
Size : 106.68 x 71.12 cm
Size : 106.68 x 71.12 cm
Framed Size : 44 x 30 in
Framed Size : 111.76 x 76.20 cm
Framed Size : 111.76 x 76.20 cm
Edition #: AP
Certificate of Authenticity: Art Brokerage
Framed with Plexiglass:
Hand Signed: Signed in pencil
Provenance: Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 91. Publisher: Marlborough Graphics Inc., New York. Printed by Chris Prater, Kelpra Studio, London. The London Series marked Motherwell's largest print work to date. It is a "true" artist's proof as it is inscribed in Motherwell's hand "Robert Motherwell for RM".
Retail Price: $12,000 USD
Asking Price: $9,500 USD
"London Series I: Untitled (Red)" 1971
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Size : 41.02 x 28 in
Size : 104.19 x 71.12 cm
Size : 104.19 x 71.12 cm
Edition #: Artist's Proof
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Provenance: Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 90. Publisher: Marlborough Graphics Inc., New York. Printed by Chris Prater, Kelpra Studio, London. The London Series marked Motherwell's largest print work to date. This series of prints is even slightly larger than the Africa Suite prints of 1970. The London Series I is a continued exploration by Motherwell of his rectangular "Open" theme but this time in a vertical format. White lines are etched and suspended from the top of the page on a field of pure solid color. Perhaps the most important thing to note about this particular print is that it is the first major "RED" print of Motherwell's oeuvre. It is a "true" artist's proof as it is inscribed in Motherwell's hand "Robert Motherwell for RM". LONDON SERIES I: Untitled (Red) is in very good condition with very minor scuffing.
Retail Price: $12,000 USD
Asking Price: $9,500 USD
Edition #: 27/50
Certificate of Authenticity: Art Brokerage
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Hand Signed: Pencil lower right
Provenance: Purchased pre-release from J.J. Brookings Gallery in San Jose California. Three Poems Octavio Paz Suite. Lithograph from one aluminum plate, printed in black, Image Applique Sheet, handmade Japanese Yame.
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Provenance: Exhibited in the MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne #526 An unsigned impression from the second commercial run of 1500. Publisher: Robert Motherwell. Printers: Bob Blanton (screenprinting) and Bruce Porter (lithography). Lithograph and screen print on Coventry paper. Original print designed to announce the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center in 1991. Only 25 impressions were actually signed and these were given as gifts to Lincoln Center patrons who donated over one million dollars to the program. The image itself is based on "M", a collage from 1991. This is considered by many to be Motherwell's last "great print" and was completed only a very short while before the artist's death. In it he explores for the last time his signature image of the letter "M" which here symbolizes the artist himself as well as the master composer Mozart and explores Motherwell's lifetime passion for music itself.
Retail Price: $2,500 USD
Asking Price: $2,000 USD
Edition #: 27/50
Certificate of Authenticity: Art Brokerage
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Hand Signed: Pencil lower right
Provenance: Purchased pre-release from J.J. Brookings Gallery in San Jose, California. Three Poems Octavio Paz Suite, Lithograph from one alumium plate, printed in black, handmade Japanese Ganpi.
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Provenance: Exhibited in the MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 68. Publisher: The Academic and Professional Action Committee for a Responsible Congress, New York. The letter "P" has always held a special place of significance in the print work of Robert Motherwell. His very first prints at ULAE in 1962 were both variants on the letter "P" and were called "Poet I" and "Poet II". Motherwell's strong feelings for the printed word in general and poetry in specific are well documented. He felt the poet "painted" with words and the painter "rhymed" with images. In 1970 Motherwell returned to the "P" motif but in an entirely different context. At this time the country was bogged down in Vietnam and Motherwell was asked to contribute an image to the anti-war movement. He chose to work within the system and pursue the cause of peace through political action. He donated a print to the lobbying efforts of the Academic and Professional Action Committee for a Responsible Congress to be sold as a fund raiser. The proceeds were distributed to candidates in the 1970 elections committed to ending the war. To many people today the image he contributed appears to be little more than a simple brushstroke but it is much more. it is a profound anti-war statement with a simplicity that only Robert Motherwell could accomplish. Here the rounded portion of the "P" has been totally blown away and the letter has "fallen". Motherwell spent over a day trying to decide where to place the image on the sheet and finally decided to place it at the very top of the paper - to stress the ethereal nature of peace in 1970 and the ethereal wounded nature of peace even in our own time.
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Edition #: Artists Proof
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Provenance: Exhibited in the MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne #300 Signed
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"Roots of Abstract Art in America" 1965
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Size : 22 x 17 in
Size : 55.88 x 43.18 cm
Size : 55.88 x 43.18 cm
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Provenance: Exhibited as part of the
Retail Price: $4,500 USD
Asking Price: $4,000 USD
"Roth Handle LL" 1975
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Size : 25 x 21 in
Size : 63.50 x 53.34 cm
Size : 63.50 x 53.34 cm
Framed Size : 29 x 25 in
Framed Size : 73.66 x 63.50 cm
Framed Size : 73.66 x 63.50 cm
Edition #: Edition of 6
Certificate of Authenticity: COA from two galleries
Framed with Plexiglass: Framed in black
Hand Signed: Signed and numbered
Asking Price: $7,500 USD
Certificate of Authenticity: Heland Wetterling Gallery
Framed with Glass: Simple frame
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Asking Price: $6,300 USD
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Provenance: Purchased from Elliot Smith Gallery (St. Louis, MO) from Pace Gallery, NY, NY.
Retail Price: $8,000 USD
Asking Price: $6,300 USD
"Spring" 1980
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Size : 18.5 x 18.5 in
Size : 46.99 x 46.99 cm
Size : 46.99 x 46.99 cm
Framed Size : 22 x 22 in
Framed Size : 55.88 x 55.88 cm
Framed Size : 55.88 x 55.88 cm
Edition #: Edition of 60
Certificate of Authenticity: Art Brokerage
Framed with Glass:
Hand Signed: Signed and numbered
Asking Price: $7,300 USD
Edition #: Artist Proof
Certificate of Authenticity: Gallery Certificate
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Hand Signed: Hand signed and dated with initials
Provenance: A proof, apart from the edition of 12. Private collection.
Asking Price: $2,000 USD
Edition #: 1/3975
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Provenance: 1975 Robert Motherwell exhibition lithograph with fold in the middle as issued. Lithograph with collage printed on Rives B.F.K. paper. Total edition 3975 copies; unsigned and unnumbered as issued. Printed by Triton Press. Features a blue Gaulouises cigarette pack and seal collage element. This same stone was first used for the 1974 lithograph
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Edition #: Artist's Proof
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Provenance: This print is of great historical significance. It is Motherwell's first use of the "Open" motif in a print and is also a beautiful example of Motherewell's signature color -- "Motherwell blue". It is from the edition of 50 impressions with margins. In this print Motherwell employs a completely flat blue color ground. The expressiveness of the print comes from how the paper takes the ink as well as the conte crayon-like jagged line effect of the U shaped black lines forming the
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Edition #: 66/96
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Provenance: Regarded by many as Robert Motherwell's finest "Open" print. It was selected by Motherwell himself for the back cover of the Belknap 1984 catalogue raisonne (see photo). Exhibition History: MOTHERWELL SELECTED PRINTS, Long Fine Art, New York City. Oct-Nov. 2003. Also MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 181. Publisher: Robert Motherwell. Printer: Catherine Mosley. In this print Motherwell achieves his most expressive use of the "open" motif. Not only does it use a beautiful Motherwell blue & beige combination but also his richest and most velvety black. The subject and predominate color in the print is this black which reflects Motherwell's recent preoccupation with his own death. In 1974 Motherwell had undergone risky heart surgery and in 1975 he felt he had experienced a "creative rebirth". Also it should be noted here that it is rare to find this print in such exceptionally good condition.
Retail Price: $12,000 USD
Asking Price: $9,900 USD
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Provenance: Purchased at auction. Published by the artist, blindstamp of the artist, CR #367.
Asking Price: $7,500 USD
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