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Print from the Alphabet Series

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Description: Print from the Alphabet Series
TitlePrint from the Alphabet Series
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1986
Object typePrint
MaterialsAquatint, lift-ground etching and aquatint, and collage
Dimensions37 × 28 in. (94 × 71.1 cm)
LocationUnknown
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsAbstract expressionismPrints--Technique
StatusEngberg and Banach 2003, cat. no. 375
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Description: Robert Motherwell: Paintings and Collages (A Catalogue Raisonné,...
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PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2012 by The Dedalus Foundation, Inc., and Yale University
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Description: The Blockcutter
The Blockcutter
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameAmman, Jost
Creator nationality/cultureSwiss
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1568
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
Dimensions79 x 61 mm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/1123602001
Accession number1904,0206.103.19
The Blockcutter
The Blockcutter
Description: Copper plate, verso
Copper plate, verso
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMeckenem, Israhel van, the younger
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleArtist
Object typeOther
MaterialsCopper plate
Copper plate, verso
Copper plate, verso
Description: St. Jerome in His Study
St. Jerome in His Study
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDürer, Albrecht
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1514
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 18.9 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=764909&partId=1&search
Accession numberE,4.109
St. Jerome in His Study
St Jerome in His Study
Description: Creation of Eve
Creation of Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameAldegrever, Heinrich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1541
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and black ink
Dimensions6.7 × 4.8 cm
LocationRijksmuseum, Amsterdam
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?q=%22heinrich+aldegrever%22&s=objecttype&p=2&ps=12&st=Objects&ii=7#/RP-T-00-664,19
Accession numberRP-T-00-664
Creation of Eve
Creation of Eve
Description: Flagellation
Flagellation
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMantegna, Andrea
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1470
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1344003&partId=1&search
Flagellation
Flagellation
Description: Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDürer, Albrecht
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1504
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (25.2 x 19.5 cm)
LocationAlbertina, Vienna
http://sammlungenonline.albertina.at/?query=Inventarnummer=[DG1930/1449]&showtype=record
Accession numberDG1930/1449
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Description: Dr. Zhivago’s Country Study
Dr. Zhivago’s Country Study
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1975
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on canvas board
Dimensions5 1/2 × 18 in. (14 × 45.7 cm)
Dr. Zhivago’s Country Study
Dr. Zhivago’s Country Study
Description: Elegy Study
Elegy Study
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1977
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas board
Dimensions4 × 6 in. (10.2 × 15.2 cm)
Elegy Study
Elegy Study
Description: Catalonia
Catalonia
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1980
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas board
Dimensions18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)
Catalonia
Catalonia
Description: St. Eloy's Workshop
St. Eloy's Workshop
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDeutsch, Niklaus Manuel
Creator nationality/cultureSwiss
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1515
Object typePainting
Dimensions47 1/2 x 32 7/8 in. (120.6 x 83.5 cm)
LocationKunstmuseum, Bern, Switzerland
St. Eloy's Workshop
St. Eloy's Workshop
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1977–c. 1980
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
Untitled
Untitled
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1990
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and colored pencil on panel
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Untitled
Untitled
Description: Hollow Men No. VI
Hollow Men No. VI
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1988/c. 1990
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions59 3/4 x 119 1/2 in. (151.8 x 303.5 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
Hollow Men No. VI
Hollow Men No. VI
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1988
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
Untitled
Untitled
Description: Untitled (Elegy)
Untitled (Elegy)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1983–1985
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions66 x 90 in. (167.6 x 228.6 cm)
Untitled (Elegy)
Untitled (Elegy)
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1990
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and Conté crayon on canvas mounted on Masonite
Dimensions24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
Untitled
Untitled
Description: Open No. 121: Bolton Landing Elegy
Open No. 121: Bolton Landing Elegy
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1969
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions96 × 174 in. (243.8 × 442 cm)
LocationTate, London
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/motherwell-open-no-121-bolton-landing-elegy-t01194
Accession numberT01194
Open No. 121: Bolton Landing Elegy
Open No. 121: Bolton Landing Elegy
Description: [Open Study (Charcoal with White No. 2)]
[Open Study (Charcoal with White No. 2)]
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1972
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on Upson board
Dimensions17 1/4 × 23 1/4 in. (43.8 × 59.1 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
[Open Study (Charcoal with White No. 2)]
[Open Study (Charcoal with White No. 2)]
Description: The Blackness of Black
The Blackness of Black
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1977
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
The Blackness of Black
The Blackness of Black
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1987
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic, Conté crayon, and oil stick on canvas
Dimensions48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
Untitled
Untitled
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1976/c. 1985
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
LocationKimberly Schlegel Whitman and Justin Whitman
Untitled
Untitled
Description: [Untitled (Elegy Sketch)]
[Untitled (Elegy Sketch)]
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1977
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and graphite on canvas mounted on wood panel
Dimensions9 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (24.1 × 59.7 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
[Untitled (Elegy Sketch)]
[Untitled (Elegy Sketch)]
Description: Stephen’s Iron Crown
Stephen’s Iron Crown
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1981
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions88 x 120 in. (223.5 x 304.8 cm)
LocationModern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Stephen’s Iron Crown
Stephen’s Iron Crown
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1972
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions50 × 36 in. (127 × 91.4 cm)
LocationCollection of Hanford Yang
Untitled
Untitled
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1980
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions3 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (7.9 x 13.3 cm)
Untitled
Untitled
Description: Red A I
Red A I
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1987–1991
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas board
Dimensions24 x 11 3/4 in. (61 x 29.9 cm)
LocationCollection of Peter and Deborah Smith
Red A I
Red A I
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1981
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and graphite on canvas
Dimensions5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
Untitled
Untitled
Description: A Rose for James Joyce
A Rose for James Joyce
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1988
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions78 x 38 in. (198.1 x 96.5 cm)
LocationCollection of Robin and George Dalsheimer
A Rose for James Joyce
A Rose for James Joyce
Description: Nightwood
Nightwood
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1981–1982
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on Masonite
Dimensions20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
Nightwood
Nightwood
Description: Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 172 (with Blood)
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 172 (with Blood)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1989–1990
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and oil stick on canvas
Dimensions84 x 120 in. (213.4 x 304.8 cm)
LocationDenver Art Museum
https://denverartmuseum.org/object/1994.1134
Accession number1994.1134
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 172...
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 172 (with Blood)
Description: Straw Horse III
Straw Horse III
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1982
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and graphite on canvas
Dimensions24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
Straw Horse III
Straw Horse III
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1990
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on canvas mounted on wood panel
Dimensions47 x 35 in. (119.4 x 88.9 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
Untitled
Untitled
Description: {Untitled (Ochre Open)}
{Untitled (Ochre Open)}
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1976
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on Upson board
Dimensions9 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (24.1 × 47 cm)
LocationCollection of John Daly, Dublin
{Untitled (Ochre Open)}
{Untitled (Ochre Open)}
Description: Elegy Study
Elegy Study
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1980
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and Conté crayon on canvas mounted on Masonite
Dimensions24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Elegy Study
Elegy Study
Description: Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 170
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 170
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1987–1990
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic, Conté crayon, and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm)
LocationMark Ptashne and Lucy Gordon, New York
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 170
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 170
Description: Music over Music
Music over Music
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1981–1982
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions84 x 42 in. (213.4 x 106.7 cm)
LocationFine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Music over Music
Music over Music
Description: Gesture No. 45
Gesture No. 45
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1977
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions48 × 36 in. (121.9 × 91.4 cm)
LocationCollection of Arthur and Susie Goldner
Gesture No. 45
Gesture No. 45
Description: Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 159
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 159
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1979
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions44 × 71 3/4 in. (111.8 × 182.3 cm)
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 159
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 159
Description: Creature with Red
Creature with Red
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1976
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions36 × 24 in. (91.4 × 61 cm)
Creature with Red
Creature with Red
Description: The Blue Painting Lesson No. 5
The Blue Painting Lesson No. 5
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1973–1975
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions72 × 36 in. (182.8 × 91.4 cm)
LocationWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut
Accession number1995.4.1
The Blue Painting Lesson No. 5
The Blue Painting Lesson No. 5
Description: Primordial Sketch No. 6
Primordial Sketch No. 6
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1975
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas mounted on panel
Dimensions8 × 20 in. (20.3 × 50.8 cm)
LocationCollection Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
Primordial Sketch No. 6
Primordial Sketch No. 6
Description: The Barbarian
The Barbarian
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1976
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
The Barbarian
The Barbarian
Description: A la pintura No. 15
A la pintura No. 15
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1976
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions77 1/2 × 96 1/2 in. (196.9 × 245.1 cm)
LocationPinakothek der Moderne, Munich
https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/bookmark/artwork/Qr4DDvj4pE
Accession number14753
A la pintura No. 15
A la pintura No. 15
Description: Wall Painting Sketch
Wall Painting Sketch
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1978
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and ink on canvas mounted on board
Dimensions7 7/8 × 19 3/4 in. (20 × 50.2 cm)
LocationDedalus Foundation
Wall Painting Sketch
Wall Painting Sketch
Description: Ancestral Presence
Ancestral Presence
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1976
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions72 × 180 in. (182.9 × 457.2 cm)
Ancestral Presence
Ancestral Presence
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1975
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Untitled
Untitled
Description: [Untitled (Elegy)]
[Untitled (Elegy)]
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1976
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk on acrylic ground on canvas board
Dimensions1 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (4.1 × 5.7 cm)
LocationRenate Ponsold Motherwell
[Untitled (Elegy)]
[Untitled (Elegy)]
Description: Untitled
Untitled
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 10
Creator nameMotherwell, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1981
Object typePainting
MaterialsAcrylic and charcoal on canvas
Dimensions12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
LocationCollection Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
Untitled
Untitled

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