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Robert Motherwell
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Motherwell
- Open # 94
signed with the artist's initials; signed, titled and dated summer 1969 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 72 by 42 in.
- 182.9 by 106.7 cm.
- This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings and Collages by Robert Motherwell currently being prepared by the Dedalus Foundation.
Provenance
David Mirvish, Toronto
Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, February 17, 1999, lot 178
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Toronto, David Mirvish Gallery, Robert Motherwell, December 5-January 5, 1971
Orlando Museum of Art, Collector's Choice II: Contemporary Art in Central Florida Collections, September 9-October 29, 2000
Orlando Museum of Art, Collector's Choice II: Contemporary Art in Central Florida Collections, September 9-October 29, 2000
Condition
In good condition. Some scattered spots of surface dirt lower left corner and also upper center around and in box. Minute cracks at extreme edges where canvas folds over stretcher. Slight rubbing lower left and right corner. Very slight abrasion lower center corner at edge and lower right corner at edge. Very small chip to paint at extreme edge upper right corner. Under UV: no apparent sign of in-paint.
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
Motherwell's Open series of paintings were created in 1968-69 and were inspired, according to an often-cited artist's statement, by the chance arrangement of shapes he noticed emerging from a painting leaning up against a larger one in his studio. Though seemingly simple in content and dependent on a uniform structure, the series absorbed the artist's attention for a considerable time and vary significantly in both scale, coloration and gestural line.