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The House of La Mancha

Robert Motherwell

Christopher-Clark Fine Art United States

Artwork details

Artist: Robert Motherwell
Title: The House of La Mancha
Description: Original aquatint and lift-ground etching printed in two colors (orange, black) on Whatman wove paper.

Hand-signed in pencil in the margin lower left Motherwell.

A superb proof impression of the definitive state, aside from the edition of 70; numbered in pencil in the margin also lower left. Published by the artist in collaboration with Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Bedford Village, New York. In excellent condition, with strong, fresh colors, printed on a sheet with full margins.

Catalog: Walker Art Center 349; Belknap 319
Date: 1984
Medium: Color Etching and Aquatint
Edition: 70
Signature: Signed
Image: 17 5/8 x 23 5/8 inches
Sheet: 24 1/2 x 30 inches
Status: Sold

The Artist

Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell: Painter, Writer and Prolific Printmaker

Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), born in Aberdeen, Washington, was the youngest of the original Abstract Expressionists and its most intellectual voice. He studied philosophy and aesthetics before turning to painting, and he edited The Dada Painters and Poets (1951), a landmark anthology. His work draws on Surrealist automatism, French poetry and a deep feeling for the politics and tragedy of the 20th century. Robert Motherwell prints carry that mix of gesture, restraint and emotion into some of the most important American editions of the postwar period.