Calligraphy

1966

Robert Motherwell

Associated Names
Robert Motherwell

Artist, American, 1915 - 1991

Irwin Hollander

Printer, American, 1927 - 2018

Hollander Graphic Workshop

Publisher

In this abstract composition, a thick, sweeping black stroke arcs diagonally across the white canvas. The bold, textured line is accompanied by scattered splatters and smaller, rounded marks surrounding it. The central form's dynamic and uneven edges evoke the familiar movements of calligraphy, while the surrounding dots might resemble distant stars.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • Belknap, Dorothy C., and Stephanie Terenzio. The Painter and the Printer: Robert Motherwell's Graphics, 1943-1980. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1980, no. 8.

2003

  • Engberg, Siri, and Joan Banach. Robert Motherwell: The Complete Prints 1940-1991, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Walker Art Center, 2003, p. 91, no. 49.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 18/80 Motherwell

Markings

embossed lower right: IH [Irwin Hollander]

Wikidata ID

Q76440424

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