Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941 – 1991 Volume 3 - Flipbook - Page 544
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I.H. Series No. 2
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I.H. Series No. 1
1970
Acrylic, ink, and lithograph on paper
22¼ x 17 in. (56.5 x 43.2 cm)
inscriptions
Recto, upper left: Motherwell
artist’s studio number
p70-460
present owner
Private collection, California
provenance
Dedalus Foundation, 1991; private
collection, California, 2003
solo exhibitions
Fendrick Gallery, Washington, D.C.,
1972.
Bobbie Greenfield Gallery, Santa
Monica, Calif., 2002.
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comments
This is the first numbered work in the
I.H. series, which was painted over
proofs of a lithograph printed by Irwin
Hollander (the “I.H.” referred to in the
title) in 1967 (see Engberg and Banach
2003, no. 56). Motherwell first
reworked the print images with brush
and black ink, then painted some with
various colors of acrylic paint. A number of works in this series became the
basis for the Basque Suite screen prints
that were published by Marlborough
Graphics (see Engberg and Banach
2003, nos. 79–88). Some of the works
in the I.H. series were later given
Basque Suite titles, some were left
untitled, and a torn fragment of a work
that had formerly been I.H. Series No. 3
was later incorporated into a collage
(see c705). As a result there are gaps in
the numbering of the series.
paintings on pa p e r an d p a p e r b o a r d
The I.H. series also includes a
number of drawings, done in black ink
over the same lithographic image, but
not worked further with paint.
1970
Acrylic, ink, and lithograph on paper
22¼ x 17 in. (56.5 x 43.2 cm)
inscriptions
Recto, upper left: Motherwell
artist’s studio number
d70-452
present owner
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Draime
provenance
Dedalus Foundation, 1991; Mr. and
Mrs. David M. Draime, 2005
solo exhibitions
Fendrick Gallery, Washington, D.C.,
1972.
