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Robert Motherwell
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Robert Motherwell
- Untitled
- signed with the artist's initials and dated 86
- oil on paper
- 29 by 23 in. 73.7 by 58.4 cm.
Provenance
Collection of the artist
Thence by descent to Renate Ponsold Motherwell
Thence by descent to Renate Ponsold Motherwell
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is a very slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist’s working method and chosen medium. Under very close inspection, some concentrated areas of blooms are visible in each quadrant. Framed under Plexiglas.
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
"Black and white have been Robert Motherwell’s main colors for over thirty years now; the chromatic bedrock of his image-making. And this underlying dialectic of black and white—graphic, stark and reductive—has allowed Motherwell to achieve an art of absolutes without having had to limit the play of his inventive mind to a single (absolute) image, and an art of pure abstraction without having had to reject the notion of subject matter."
Jack Flam in Exh. Cat., Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery (and traveling), Robert Motherwell, 1984, p. 10