The Great Wall of China #4

Details

Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
The Great Wall of China #4
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'RM 71' (upper right); signed, titled and dated '"The Great Wall of China #4" R. Motherwell Aug 1971' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
60 x 40in. (152.4 x 101.6cm.)
Painted in August 1971

Provenance

Ron Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis.
Klabal Gallery Inc., Minneapolis.
Aquired from the above by the present owner in November 1989.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

This work will be included in the forthcoming Robert Motherwell catalogue raisonné of paintings and collages being prepared by the Dedalus Foundation.

This work is part of the artist's Great Wall of China series, of which there are only five paintings, all of which are in private hands. The U-shaped forms in this series of paintings is closely related to the paintings in Motherwell's Open series of which there are hundreds of paintings and drawings.

The Great Wall of China #4

Lot Essay

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