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Robert Motherwell
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Motherwell
- Black Signs
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 81; signed and titled on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas
- 66 by 89 3/4 in. 167.6 by 228 cm.
Provenance
Collection of the artist
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York
ALCOA Collection, Pittsburgh (acquired from the above in 1984)
Sotheby's, New York, November 15, 1995, Lot 54
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York
ALCOA Collection, Pittsburgh (acquired from the above in 1984)
Sotheby's, New York, November 15, 1995, Lot 54
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., Summer '84, June - August 1984, no. 6
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. There are scattered scuffs in the black passages of paint which are visible under raking light. Additionally, there are scattered spot accretions on the surface and a few areas of fine craquelure. There are scattered areas on the surface of the painting which are slightly yellowed and which fluoresce brightly under ultra violet light, the largest of which are a 14 inch area at the bottom left corner of the painting and a 14 inch fine line located 15 inches from the bottom and 6 inches from the right edge. Framed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"In my sixties and not without regard for the popularization and vulgarization of so much abstract art during the last twenty years, I find a certain personal atavism, a growing desire for an almost primeval force (that has always been more or less latent in some of my work) becoming stronger." Robert Motherwell