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Tricolor

1959

Robert Motherwell

Associated Names

Robert Motherwell

Artist, American, 1915 - 1991

The image features a rectangle with alternating red, white, and blue stripes positioned at an angle within the frame. Surrounding this shape are irregular blotches of brown and white intersected by splashes and strokes of black.

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Artwork overview

Medium

oil and collage on paper
Credit Line

The Nancy Lee and Perry Bass Fund
Dimensions

sheet: 36.2 x 28.6 cm (14 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1999.55.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dedalus Foundation, New York; purchased by NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Dedalus Foundation, Inc.

Inscriptions

in graphite upper right: RM / 59

Wikidata ID

Q64629016

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