Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)

Untitled [Red A II]

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Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Untitled [Red A II]
signed twice, titled and dated '"RED A. II" 1987 R. Motherwell R. Motherwell' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas board
24 x 11 ¾ in. (60.9 x 39.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1987-1991.

Provenance

Dedalus Foundation, 1991
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

“Charting the Course: Mapping Familiar Territory—from Country Lawns to Urban Landscapes,” Arts & Antiques, April 1988, p. 37 (illustrated in early state, as Red A II).
J. Flam, K. Rogers and T. Clifford, eds., Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné 1941-1991, Volume 2 Paintings on Canvas and Panel, New Haven, 2012, p. 573, no. P1199 (illustrated).

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“I have continuously been aware that in paintings I am always dealing with and never not, a relational structure. Which in turn makes permission ‘to be abstract’ no problem at all. All paintings are essentially relational structures whether figuration is present of not is not the real issue. So that I could apprehend, for example, at first sight, my first abstract art” (R. Motherwell quoted in A. Mackie, Art/ Talk: Theory and Practice in Abstract Expressionism, Columbia University Press, 1964, p. 189).

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