Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941 – 1991 Volume 3 - Flipbook - Page 671
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This work is one of a number of studies
that Motherwell made for his largescale painting The Grand Inquisitor
(p1182), which at one time was titled
Catalonia. An early version of this
work, which was painted with ochre
along the bottom edge, was exhibited
at Knoedler & Company in April
1989 under its original title, Study for
“Catalonia” II. After the work was
returned to Motherwell in October of
that year, he extended the black painted
areas to the bottom edges of the
composition.
The titles of both this and a related
work (p1144) were changed by the
artist to Study for The Grand Inquisitor
in accordance with his retitling of the
large Catalonia painting in 1990.
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Line Drawing with Blue
Untitled
Arabesque
1988
Acrylic and ink on Mylar
8½ x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
1988
Acrylic, ink, and graphite on Mylar
8½ x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
1989
Oil, acrylic, and graphite on paper
6 x 18 in. (15.2 x 45.7 cm)
inscriptions
Recto, upper right: RM 88
inscriptions
Recto, upper left: RM 88
inscriptions
Recto, upper right, incised: RM
artist’s studio number
d88-3609
artist’s studio number
d88-3608
Verso: “arabesque” 6 x 18 (maquette)
oil + acrylic R. Motherwell/1989
present owner
Dedalus Foundation
present owner
Dedalus Foundation
artist’s studio number
p89-3541
provenance
Dedalus Foundation, 1991
provenance
Dedalus Foundation, 1991
present owner
Dedalus Foundation
solo exhibitions
Marisa del Re Gallery, New York, 1990.
solo exhibitions
Marisa del Re Gallery, New York, 1990.
provenance
Dedalus Foundation, 1991
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This work was one of three studies
Motherwell created for a large-scale
mural titled Arabesque (p1172), commissioned for the lobby of the General
Electric Corporation headquarters
in Fairfield, Connecticut. See also
Arabesque Mural Study No. 2 (p1173)
and Mural Study III (p1174).
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