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    14 November 2007

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    • Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
    Lot 248

    Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)

    The Red and Black No. 34

    Price realised

    USD 82,600

    Estimate

    USD 40,000 - USD 60,000

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    Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
    The Red and Black No. 34
    signed and dated 'Motherwell 87' (lower right)
    printed paper collage on aquatint
    32 x 25 in. (81.3 x 63.5 cm.)
    Executed in 1987.

    Provenance

    M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., Robert Motherwell: The Summer 1987 Collage Series: 'The Red and Black, and Other Unexhibited Works, exh. cat., April 1988 (illustrated on the cover of the exhibition announcement).


    Lot Essay

    This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of paintings and collages being prepared by the Dedalus Foundation.

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    Saleroom Notice

    Please note the correct medium is:
    printed paper collage on aquatint


    Pre-Lot Text

    PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION

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