Summertime in Italy (with Blue)

1966

Robert Motherwell

Associated Names
Robert Motherwell

Artist, American, 1915 - 1991

Irwin Hollander

Printer, American, 1927 - 2018

The image depicts a bold, angular shape in blue against a textured background of varying intensities in a similar color. The central shape resembles an arch or a triangle. The surrounding texture consists of rough and smooth shapes, suggesting natural or weathered surfaces. The composition combines geometric lines and organic textures.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.; acquired 1976 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. 24.

2003

  • Engberg, Siri, and Joan Banach. Robert Motherwell: The Complete Prints 1940-1991, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Walker Art Center, 2003, p. 80, no. 32.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown pencil: artist's proof; lower right in brown pencil: R. Motherwell

Markings

BS: Hollander chop

Wikidata ID

Q65576779

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