Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941 – 1991 Volume 3 - Flipbook - Page 212
c414
c414
Autumn
1973–ca. 1977
Acrylic and pasted papers on Upson
board
35⅞ x 24 in. (91.1 x 61 cm)
was photographed in its final state on
October 20, 1977 (Sloman photo
no. 661). A label from Denis, Henry
Mounie & Co. cognac, which features
an image of a grape leaf, is visible
within a circular hole in the piece of
tan paper.
c415
c415
M (15 Dec 73)
1973–ca. 1975
Acrylic, pasted cardboard, and pasted
paper on Upson board
48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm)
inscriptions
Recto, lower left: R Motherwell
14 Dec. 73
inscriptions
Recto, upper left: R. Motherwell
15 Dec 73
artist’s studio number
c73-948
artist’s studio number
c73-989
present owner
Dedalus Foundation
present owner
Collection of Ventura Garcés,
Barcelona
provenance
Dedalus Foundation, 1991
comments
Motherwell completed the first
version of this work in December 1973,
but it was not photographed until
March 1977 (Sloman photo no. 503).
Sometime before that October,
Motherwell altered the work by tearing
away the edges of the beige paper
collage element, revealing the underlying Upson board support. The work
200
collages
provenance
Ventura Garcés, Barcelona, 1992
solo exhibitions
Galería Joan Prats, Basel Art Fair,
Switzerland, 1991, cat. no. 5 (sec.
“Paintings”), cover color illus. (detail),
color illus. n.p.
group exhibitions
Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1976,
cat. no. 10, color illus. n.p.
comments
This work was begun in 1973 and photographed in an early state in January
1974. Motherwell later revised it, adding the blue paint, and studio photos
show that the work was complete by
April 1975 (Sloman photo no. 250).
The title refers to the rectangle of packing cardboard, which has three slots cut
in it, suggesting the letter M.
