Robert Motherwell

American, 1915 - 1991

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  • The image displays geometric shapes on a red background. A large red form resembling a bottle is at the center, with various textures and colors inside. On the left, there is a piece of sheet music. The collage also includes white, black, and beige paper strips, and an orange ticket-like piece. These elements create an abstract composition.

    Redness of Red

    Robert Motherwell

    1985

    Color lithograph, screenprint, and collage on wove paper  Accession ID  2008.115.227

    Not on view
  • The image consists of a central mass of broad, swirling black strokes surrounded by two curving red lines. The black strokes create an undefined shape, while the red lines frame the composition. A thin black line at the bottom is interrupted by small patches of color.

    Black Rumble

    Robert Motherwell, Tyler Graphics Ltd., Tyler Graphics Ltd., Roger Campbell, Lee Funderburg

    1985

    Lithograph  Accession ID  2022.35.44

    Not on view
  • The image displays large, irregular black shapes at the center of the canvas, with a splash of red at the top and several splatters of black around it. Beneath the central black shape, there are lighter grey strokes with small, scattered ink dots.

    Black with No Way Out

    Robert Motherwell, Tyler Graphics Ltd., Tyler Graphics Ltd., Roger Campbell, Lee Funderburg

    1983

    Lithograph on handmade paper  Accession ID  2022.35.42

    Not on view
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    El Negro

    Robert Motherwell, Rafael Alberti, Tyler Graphics Ltd., Tyler Graphics Ltd., Roger Campbell, Lee Funderburg, Kenneth Tyler

    1983

    Illustrated book with 19 lithographs  Accession ID  2022.35.43

    Not on view
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    Bouquet for Marina

    Robert Motherwell

    1981

    Collage  Accession ID  1993.66.3

    Not on view
  • The image shows a black, amorphous shape in the center of a rectangular frame, surrounded by splashes, drips, curved and straight lines. The composition suggests movement and may resemble a bird or a cloud. The contrast of black against a white background enhances the abstraction of the image.

    Easter Day 1979

    Robert Motherwell, Tyler Graphics Ltd., Tyler Graphics Ltd., Lee Funderburg

    1980

    Lithograph on wove paper  Accession ID  2022.35.41

    Not on view
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    Altamira Elegy

    Robert Motherwell, Maurice Sánchez, Brooks Arnold, Skira/Rizzoli

    1980

    Lithograph in white and black on arches wove paper  Accession ID  1981.61.1.2

    Not on view
  • The image shows an abstract composition with bold black lines and shapes on a red background. The forms are thick and fluid, resembling a kettle or teapot silhouette with an exaggerated handle and spout. The composition suggests twisted metal or coiling ropes, but remains definitively abstract with an emphasis on form and color contrast. The overall visual effect is striking, using vivid reds to enhance the boldness of the shapes.

    Red Sea II

    Robert Motherwell, Catherine Mousley, Abrams Original Editions

    1979

    Liftground etching and aquatint in red and black on german etching wove paper  Accession ID  1990.106.17

    Not on view
  • Three vertical black lines are depicted on a vibrant orange-red background, each line slightly uneven in width and height. Below these vertical lines are two horizontal black lines, connected at the ends.

    Palo Alto

    Robert Motherwell, Anthony Zepeda, Serge Lozingot, Gemini G.E.L.

    1978

    Lithograph in red and black on arches 88 wove paper  Accession ID  1990.27.40

    Not on view
  • Two black, abstract shapes against a white background dominate this wide, horizontal painting. One column-like, black shape is to our left, about a quarter of the way in from the left edge of the canvas. The bottom edge of the black form is jagged and an irregular bump protrudes at the center of the right side of that shape. The other black form fills most of the right half of the composition. That shape is made of two forms resembling very fat Ps with spines that curve around the protruding bumps, to our right. There are small spatters and dribbles of black paint around some of the shapes that only could have been made by striking the canvas with some force. The white background is outlined near the inner edges of the canvas, creating a subtle frame that contains the massive black shapes. Vertical lines, most of them smudged or faint, create vertical sections across the composition. A blurred, steel-blue line appears in the left most column. Thin washes of smoky blue and rose pink spread in areas across the composition. The artist signed and dated the painting in the lower right, “R. Motherwell 1978.”

    Reconciliation Elegy

    Robert Motherwell

    1978

    Acrylic on canvas  Accession ID  1978.20.1

    On View: East Building Concourse, Gallery Lobby
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    Atascadero I

    Robert Motherwell, James Webb, Barbara Thomason, Serge Lozingot, Gemini G.E.L.

    1978

    Lithograph in brown and black on georges duchêne hawthorne of larroque handmade paper  Accession ID  1985.47.133

    Not on view
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    Untitled

    Robert Motherwell, Robert Bigelow, Brooke Alexander, Inc.

    1978

    Color lithograph with kitakata chine collé on j. b. green wove paper  Accession ID  2013.150.4

    Not on view