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Mural Sketch [pen and ink]

1977

Robert Motherwell

Associated Names

Robert Motherwell

Artist, American, 1915 - 1991

The image shows wavy, vertical, and horizontal lines in shades of reddish-brown and orange, arranged in a rectangular shape across the central area of the canvas. The lines intertwine and overlap, creating an impression that resembles a series of elongated and distorted capital letters. The lines give an appearance akin to branches or tendrils reaching upward or outspread across the paper.

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Artwork overview

Medium

sepia pen and ink on heavy wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of the Dedalus Foundation
Dimensions

overall: 36.8 x 57.2 cm (14 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2004.9.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired from the Dedalus Foundation Inc., New York, New York, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite, upper right: R Motherwell / April 77

Wikidata ID

Q64629010

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