Personnage

1945

Robert Motherwell

Associated Names
Robert Motherwell

Painter, American, 1915 - 1991

The image features intersecting lines and geometric shapes forming an abstract composition. In the center, a teardrop shape outlined in blue connects to the top corners with lines extending from its peak. Above the teardrop, a small circle sits at the top. Below, two elongated triangular shapes extend downwards. The composition is set against a background of contrasting white and brown.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh; (Galerie Beyeler, Basel); (James Goodman Gallery, New York); (William Pall Gallery, New York); (Waddington Galleries, London); (Forum Gallery, New York); George Gilbert; (André Emmerich Gallery, New York); Aaron I. Fleishman, Washington, D.C.; gift (partial and promised) 1991 to NGA; gift completed 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 362-363, color repro.

Inscriptions

upper right: 45 / Motherwell

Wikidata ID

Q20193647

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