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After Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 116
Details
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
After Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 116
signed with woven initials 'RM' (upper left); signed and dated 'Robert Motherwell 1970' (on a label sewn to the reverse)
wool, linen and cotton tapestry
85½ x 102½ in. (217.2 x 260.4 cm.)
Executed in 1970. A Gloria F. Ross Tapestry, 1970-76. This work is number two from an edition of five.
After Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 116
signed with woven initials 'RM' (upper left); signed and dated 'Robert Motherwell 1970' (on a label sewn to the reverse)
wool, linen and cotton tapestry
85½ x 102½ in. (217.2 x 260.4 cm.)
Executed in 1970. A Gloria F. Ross Tapestry, 1970-76. This work is number two from an edition of five.
Provenance
River Tower Association, New York
Private collection, New York
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 15 March 2005, lot 164
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, New York
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 15 March 2005, lot 164
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
A.L. Hedlund, Gloria F. Ross & Modern Tapestry, New Haven, 2010, pp. 45-46, 204, 206, 208-209, 313-316, pl. 44 (another example illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Princeton University Art Museum, Robert Motherwell: Recent Work, January-February 1973, no. 37 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
South Hadley, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Gloria F. Ross Tapestries, March-April 1979, p. 8 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
South Hadley, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Gloria F. Ross Tapestries, March-April 1979, p. 8 (another example exhibited and illustrated).