Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941 – 1991 Volume 3 - Flipbook - Page 193
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Our reproduction comes from an
early color slide of this work. We do not
know whether this work still exists in
the form illustrated here.
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W
Untitled
1972
Pasted papers and charcoal on paper
30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm)
Alternative Title: New Year’s Dawn
1973/ca. 1984
Acrylic and pasted paper on paper
30½ x 22 in. (77.5 x 55.9 cm)
inscriptions
Recto, upper right: Robert Motherwell
1972
inscriptions
Recto, upper right: 1 Jan 73 RM
present owner
Audrey and David Mirvish, Toronto
Verso not seen [“This belongs to
Renate 1973 RM,” per studio card]
provenance
Audrey and David Mirvish, Toronto,
1973
Verso not seen [“titled ‘New Year’s
Dawn’; title has since been crossed out
by RM,” per studio card]
solo exhibitions
David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, 1973.
artist’s studio number
c73-675; c73-3019
comments
The title of this work refers to the piece
of torn purple paper near the center,
which bears the “W” logo of the
Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
present owner
Renate Ponsold Motherwell
comments
The collage element in this work is a
label from a bottle of Dom Perignon
champagne. This collage was first
shown in 1976 with the title New Year’s
Dawn. Around 1984 Motherwell
reworked the areas around the black
form and decided to leave the collage
untitled (as per the studio card for
the work).
Our reproduction comes from an
early Polaroid photograph of this work.
provenance
Renate Ponsold Motherwell, 1991
solo exhibitions
Janie C. Lee Gallery, Houston, 1976,
as New Year’s Dawn.
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