Automatism B

1966

Robert Motherwell

Associated Names
Robert Motherwell

Artist, American, 1915 - 1991

Irwin Hollander

Printer, American, 1927 - 2018

Bold black splatters, brushstrokes, and sharp lines are scattered across a white canvas. The central form resembles a silhouette of a figure with energetic lines emanating from the upper section. The composition includes broad horizontal strokes at the bottom.
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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

Exhibition History

1981

  • Contemporary American Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, unnumbered brochure.

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

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. 7.

2003

  • Engberg, Siri, and Joan Banach. Robert Motherwell: The Complete Prints 1940-1991, Catalogue Raisonné. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Walker Art Center, 2003, p. 74, no. 20.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 24/100 Motherwell

Markings

BS: Hollander chop

Wikidata ID

Q65576781

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