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Robert Motherwell
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Motherwell
- Art Bulletin Collage with Cross
- signed and dated 68
- acrylic and printed paper collage on paper
- 30 5/8 by 22 1/2 in. 77.8 by 57.2 cm.
Provenance
Dedalus Foundation, New York
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2013
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2013
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Robert Motherwell: Collages, October - November 1968, cat. no. 1
Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Judge the Jury, March - April 1969
Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin; Iowa City, University of Iowa; Detroit Institute of Fine Arts; Portland, Reed College, Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper, March - October 1970, cat. no. 1
St. Gall, Galerie im Erker; Germany, Kunstverein Freiburg, Robert Motherwell: Bilder und Collagen 1967-1970, June - October 1971, cat. no. 19, pp. 32 and 34, illustrated in color
Houston, Museum of Fine Arts; Cleveland Museum of Art; Hardford, Wadsworth Atheneum; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, The Collages of Robert Motherwell: a retrospective exhibition, November 1972 - June 1973, cat. no. 35, pl. 12, pp. 40 and 83, illustrated in color
London, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Collage, June - August 2013, p. 41, illustrated in color
Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Judge the Jury, March - April 1969
Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin; Iowa City, University of Iowa; Detroit Institute of Fine Arts; Portland, Reed College, Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper, March - October 1970, cat. no. 1
St. Gall, Galerie im Erker; Germany, Kunstverein Freiburg, Robert Motherwell: Bilder und Collagen 1967-1970, June - October 1971, cat. no. 19, pp. 32 and 34, illustrated in color
Houston, Museum of Fine Arts; Cleveland Museum of Art; Hardford, Wadsworth Atheneum; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, The Collages of Robert Motherwell: a retrospective exhibition, November 1972 - June 1973, cat. no. 35, pl. 12, pp. 40 and 83, illustrated in color
London, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Collage, June - August 2013, p. 41, illustrated in color
Literature
Emily Wasserman, "New York," Artforum 7, No. 4, December 1968, p. 59
Irmeline Lebeer, "Robert Motherwell," Chroniques de l'Art Vivant, No. 22, July - August 1971, p. 11, illustrated
Kenneth Baker, "Motherwell, Metaphor, and the Thing Itself," Boston Phoenix, 1973, Sec. 2, p. 12
Mary Ann Caws, Robert Motherwell: What Art Holds, New York 1996, p. 159
Jack Flam, Katy Rogers and Tim Clifford, Eds., Robert Motherwell: Paintings and Collages, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Volume III, New Haven 2012, cat. no. C252, p. 141, illustrated in color
Irmeline Lebeer, "Robert Motherwell," Chroniques de l'Art Vivant, No. 22, July - August 1971, p. 11, illustrated
Kenneth Baker, "Motherwell, Metaphor, and the Thing Itself," Boston Phoenix, 1973, Sec. 2, p. 12
Mary Ann Caws, Robert Motherwell: What Art Holds, New York 1996, p. 159
Jack Flam, Katy Rogers and Tim Clifford, Eds., Robert Motherwell: Paintings and Collages, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Volume III, New Haven 2012, cat. no. C252, p. 141, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The edges of the sheet are deckled and there are artist's pinholes in each corner with a pinpoint spot of loss in the lower left corner next to the pinhole. There are also artist's pinholes along the perimeter of each collaged element and just below the white text element. Pinpoint black media accretions are visible in the upper right corner and along the left side, likely from the time of execution. Under extremely close inspection, a few scattered pinpoint minor and unobtrusive spot and media accretions are visible. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the top edge. Framed under glass.
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.
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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.
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.