Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941 – 1991 Volume 3 - Flipbook - Page 40
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L’Abeille
Rabbit
Dog
The Dog
1945
Pasted papers, ink, and graphite
on paper
11 x 7⅛ in. (27.9 x 18.1 cm)
1945
Pasted papers and graphite on paper
11½ x 7 in. (29.2 x 17.8 cm)
1945
Pasted papers and graphite on paper
11½ x 7 in. (29.2 x 17.8 cm)
1945
Pasted papers and ink on paper
7¼ x 11½ in. (18.4 x 29.2 cm)
inscriptions
Recto not signed, not dated
inscriptions
Recto not signed, not dated
inscriptions
Recto not signed, not dated
present owner
Unknown
present owner
Unknown
present owner
Unknown
provenance
Walter Pistole, 1945; Estate of Walter
Pistole, ca. 1994; [Sotheby’s, New York,
June 12, 1997, lot 200, illus.]; unknown
owner, 1997
provenance
Walter Pistole, 1945; Estate of Walter
Pistole, ca. 1994; [Sotheby’s, New York,
June 12, 1997, lot 197, illus. (not sold)];
[Sotheby’s, New York, October 6, 1998,
lot 343, illus.]; unknown owner, 1998
provenance
Walter Pistole, 1945; Estate of Walter
Pistole, ca. 1994; [Sotheby’s, New York,
June 12, 1997, lot 199, illus. (not sold)];
[Sotheby’s, New York, October 6, 1998,
lot 344, illus.]; unknown owner, 1998
comments
The title of this work (The Bee)
relates to La Fontaine’s Fables. See the
Comments for c27. Our reproduction
of this work comes from a color slide
provided by the estate of Walter Pistole.
comments
The title of this work relates to La
Fontaine’s Fables. See the Comments
for c27. Our reproduction of this work
comes from a color slide provided by
the estate of Walter Pistole.
provenance
Walter Pistole, 1945; Estate of Walter
Pistole, ca. 1994; [Sotheby’s, New York,
June 12, 1997, lot 196, illus. (not sold)];
[Sotheby’s, New York, October 6, 1998,
lot 341, illus.]; private collection, 1998;
unknown owner
inscriptions
Recto, upper right: L’abeille
present owner
Unknown
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collages
comments
The title of this work relates to La
Fontaine’s Fables. See the Comments
for c27. Our reproduction of this work
comes from a color slide provided by
the estate of Walter Pistole.
comments
The title of this work relates to La
Fontaine’s Fables. See the Comments
for c27. Our reproduction of this work
comes from a color slide provided by
the estate of Walter Pistole.
