Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941 – 1991 Volume 3 - Flipbook - Page 357
c744
c744
Guardian No. 4
1966–67/1984–86
Acrylic, pasted papers, and ink on
board
22 x 13⅞ in. (55.9 x 35.2 cm)
inscriptions
Recto, lower left, incised: RM 66
Verso (on top horizontal strainer):
RM 1966 (Revised and added to, 1984
R. Motherwell)
artist’s studio number
c66/84-376; p66-376
present owner
Collection of Christopher V. Walker
provenance
Dedalus Foundation, 1991; Jonathan
Novak Contemporary Art, 2003;
Christopher V. Walker, 2004
comments
An early version of this work was
begun in 1966 with an ochre ground
and fragments from a January 5, 1967,
issue of the Manchester Guardian
Weekly. As with other works in the
Guardian series (see the Comments
for c170 and c742), Motherwell revised
this work in 1984–86. This revision
involved adding a fragment of a 1984
print, At the Edge (Engberg and Banach
2003, no. 345), and the piece of sheet
music near the center. In 1986 he
repainted the ground blue. Although
some other revised works from the
Guardian series were given new titles,
there is no record of Motherwell changing the title of this collage.
The sheet music is from the manuscript of an unidentified Stabat Mater
that Motherwell used in a number
of other collages (see the Comments
for c687).
c745
c745
The Figure “4” No. 6
Alternative Title: Guardian No. 6
1966–67/1986
Acrylic, pasted papers, and ink on
board
22 x 14 in. (55.9 x 35.6 cm)
inscriptions
Recto, lower right: R. Motherwell
1966
Galerie Klüser 2, Munich, November
2005.
references
Costa 1987, illus.; Ràfols-Casamada
1996, color illus. p. 18.
comments
Regarding the revision and retitling of
this work, see the Comments for c742.
With this work, Motherwell added only
the black gestural forms at the later
date, and did not repaint the ground.
artist’s studio number
c67-378
present owner
Private collection
provenance
Dedalus Foundation, 1991; private
collection, 2007
solo exhibitions
David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto, 1975
(shown in early state), as Guardian #6.
Galerie Bernd Klüser, Munich, May
2005, cat. no. 19.
group exhibitions
Sala Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca,
Spain, 1986 (traveling), cat. no. 9, color
illus. n.p.
co lla ges
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