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Thick, oblong quarto, original papercovered boards, original red acetate wraparound band. Click on artists name to your left for a complete listing. Later that year he studied painting briefly at the california school of fine arts in san francisco before undertaking graduate work in philosophy at harvard university from 1937 to 1938. Black rumble lithograph is signed and editioned lower left in graphite 5065. This poignant 1974 robert motherwell lithograph from his galoises series was published as the cover of a limited edition exhibition catalogue for an exhibition of selected prints at the jack glenn gallery in 1975. Robert motherwell book award book awards librarything. Robert motherwell paintings for sale robert motherwell art.
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Category 1980s abstract expressionist abstract prints. He was the oldest child of robert burns motherwell ii and margaret hogan motherwell. From the presses of bruce porter, assisted by david lantow and william olsen, trestle editions limited, new york. Robert motherwell artist biography original signed. Robert motherwell limited edition lithograph as exhibition. Fine in fine unclipped dust jacket with bookstore autographed copy sticker on front panel. The work was mounted on a black matte board and motherwell signed and inscribed a dedication to the poet rafael aberti 19021999 on the black board with colored pencils. Motherwells work expressed his literary and philosophical concerns.
Faculty award for excellence in graduate teaching and mentoring. Medieval academy book subvention to support the publication of translating truth. The collected writings of robert motherwell by robert motherwell. The dedalus foundations robert motherwell scrapbooksin the. Robert motherwell lithograph art prints for sale ebay. Catalogue from the 2012 exhibition at the provincetown art association a. He pursued an extensive liberal arts education before he fully committed himself to painting. The collected writings of robert motherwell robert. This is one of a number of works that motherwell painted in 1980 on multilayered handmade paper created by tyler graphics ltd. Jun 23, 2019 spaightwood galleries is pleased to present a number of original prints by robert motherwell american, 19151991, one of the greatest of the abstract expressionists.
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Storming the citadel draws on such resources as archival footage and photos, and interviews with art legends including william rubin, philip pavia and larry rivers to both etch out a biographical profile of motherwell and relay the broader history of the abstract expressionist movement as. American artist robert motherwell 19151991 was one of the founders and last surviving members of the pathbreaking abstract expressionist movement in painting. Robert motherwell was the youngest of the protagonists in the epic tale of the abstract expressionist movement in new yorkin the 1940s and 1950s, yet he would become one of its most eloquent theoreticians and create one of its most indelible archetypal compositions with his deeply moving series of spanish elegies. Ambitious images and religious knowledge in late medieval france and england. Motherwell was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, and his works are. Robert motherwell, american painter, one of the founders and principal exponents of abstract expressionism q. Robert motherwell was born in aberdeen, washington, in 1915. Transatlantic architecture in the crafting of modernity, a book based on her 2009 doctoral dissertation at mit. Born in aberdeen, washington, in 1915, motherwell spent much of his childhood on californias pacific coast to combat his severe asthma attacks. Buy and sell signed multiples and original paintings at fair prices on llery.
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Robert motherwell lithograph original ltd ed w cat. This first edition, signed by robert motherwell, h. First edition, illustrated with 325 color and blackandwhite plates, signed by motherwell. Robert motherwell january 24, 1915 july 16, 1991 was an american painter, printmaker, and editor. In the introduction to his 2015 book robert motherwell, the making of an. Robert motherwell, american, 19151991, new york, connecticut, massachusetts. As an artist, educator, theorist, and editor, motherwell 191591 was the leading exponent of the abstract expressionist art movement. First edition signed by mary oliver on the front free endpaper. The writings of robert motherwell by robert motherwell, dore. Art and textile politics u chicago, 2017 was awarded the 2018 robert motherwell book prize from the. Containing many previously unpublished paintings as well. Paz 19141998, mexican poet and diplomat, won many awards including the.
Robert motherwell paris suite iii autumn 1980 lithograph on j. Robert motherwell book award the dedalus foundation. Books by robert motherwell author of the dada painters. He attended the california school of fine arts, studied philosophy at stanford and harvard, and later focused on art history under the tutelage of meyer schapiro at columbia university. The dedalus foundation was founded in 1981 by the artist robert motherwell to support public understanding and appreciation of the principles of modern art and modernism. Motherwell was showered with medals, degrees and awards. Robert motherwell was an american artist and seminal abstract expressionist painter. Robert motherwell 19151991 untitled, from new york international, 1966 lithograph on rives bfk paper edition 50225 there were also 25 artists proofs signed and numbered in pen.
Highly acclaimed as one of the leading abstract expressionist artists of his time, robert motherwell created through the disciplines of printmaking and painting his expressive paintings are immediately recognisable, often featuring bold black shapes against a background. Robert motherwell s most popular book is dialogues with marcel duchamp. A numbered edition of 7,000 with a robert motherwell lithograph bound in as frontispiece in as new condition. Robert motherwell was born in aberdeen, washington, on january 24, 1915, the first child of robert burns motherwell ii and margaret hogan motherwell. Robert motherwell 19151991 a pioneer in abstract expressionism, the first painting movement after world war ii and the first to bring international attention to american artists, motherwell was born in aberdeen, washington, in 1915, to robert burns motherwell and margaret hogan motherwell. A numbered edition of 7,000 with a robert motherwell lithograph bound in as frontispiece in as new condition with tissue guard present. Robert motherwell january 24, 1915 july 16, 1991 was an american abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, and editor. Reiko tomii wins the robert motherwell book award the mit press. Award for smaller museums, libraries, collections, and exhibitions, college art association. Reiko tomii named winner of 2017 robert motherwell book award. Nominations are made by publishers, and the winner is chosen by a panel of. International contemporaneity and 1960s art in japan, published last year by mit press, examines three key figures in japanese art of the 1960s who made radical and inventive art, including japanese. Robert motherwell was born on 24 january 1915, at aberdeen, washington.
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