Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941 – 1991 Volume 3 - Flipbook - Page 382
c811
references
Pleynet 1989b, p. 195, color illus.
p. 206.
comments
This collage includes fragments of the
prints Automatism A, 1966; Wanderers,
1985; and from the 1986 Alphabet
Series (Engberg and Banach 2003, nos.
19, 364, and 375). It was shown in an
early state at Knoedler & Company in
April 1988. Motherwell added the
painted black brush marks after it was
returned to him that May.
c812
The Red and Black No. 53
1987–88
Oil-based etching ink, pasted papers,
and aquatint on paper
31¾ x 25 in. (80.6 x 63.5 cm)
inscriptions
Recto, lower right: Motherwell 87
artist’s studio number
c87-3431
present owner
Collection of Eve and Fred Simon,
Omaha
provenance
Dedalus Foundation, 1991; Eve and
Fred Simon, Omaha, 2007
solo exhibitions
Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte,
N.C., 2006, cat. no. 13.
references
Lloyd 1988c, illus. p. 17 (in early state);
Hoffman 1989, p. 18, illus. p. 19
(fig. 1.3, in early state).
370
collages
c812
comments
This collage includes fragments of
the prints St. Michael III, 1979, and
Wanderers, 1985 (Engberg and Banach
2003, nos. 237 and 364). The sheet
music is from the unidentified Stabat
Mater that also appears in a number of
other collages by Motherwell (see the
Comments for c687). Motherwell
added the painted black brush marks
in 1988.
c813
c813
The Red and Black No. 54
1987/1988
Oil-based etching ink, pasted papers,
and aquatint on paper
30½ x 25 in. (77.5 x 63.5 cm)
inscriptions
Recto, lower right: Motherwell 87
artist’s studio number
c87-3432
present owner
Private collection
provenance
Dedalus Foundation, 1991; private
collection, 2004
solo exhibitions
Knoedler & Company, New York, April
1988, cat. no. 4 (shown in early state).
Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea,
Milan, 1989, cat. no. 27.
comments
This collage includes fragments of a
1985 aquatint, Wanderers, and from the
1986 Alphabet Series (Engberg and
Banach 2003, nos. 364 and 375). The
