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Robert Motherwell
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Robert Motherwell
- Untitled
- signed with the artist's initials
- oil on canvasboard
- 50.5 by 40cm.; 19 7/8 by 15 3/4 in.
- Executed circa 1966.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner
Literature
Jack Flam, Katy Rogers and Tim Clifford, Eds., Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Vol. 2: Paintings on Canvas and Panel, New Haven 2012, p. 201, no. P356, illustrated in color
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the colours towards the lower edge of the composition are deeper and richer in the original. The catalogue illustration also fails to convey the painterly texture of the work.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"I almost never start with an image. I start with a painting idea, an impulse, usually derived from my own world."
Robert Motherwell
Karen Wilkin, Color as Field: American Painting 1950-1975, London 2007, p. 109
Robert Motherwell
Karen Wilkin, Color as Field: American Painting 1950-1975, London 2007, p. 109