ROBERT MOTHERWELL | Drunk with Turpentine No. 21

Dedalus Foundation, New York
Ameringer McEnery Yohe, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011

Houston, Janie C. Lee Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Drawings - A Retrospective, 1941 to the Present, November - December 1979, cat. no. 116, illustrated 
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper, 1950-1991, November - December 1997, cat. no. 12

Jack Flam, Katy Rogers and Tim Clifford, Eds., Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941-1991, Volume Three: Collages and Paintings on Paper and Paperboard, New Haven 2012, cat. no. W556, p. 607, illustrated in color

This work is in very good condition overall. There is a slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist’s working method. There is evidence of handling and wear to the edges. There is minor discoloration throughout the work most notably along the edges. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat throughout. Framed under Plexiglas.
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