Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) , Untitled Open (Rose)

Sale 1574

Post-War and Contemporary Art (Morning Session)

New York

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9 November 2005

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Lot 346

Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)

Untitled Open (Rose)

Price realised

USD 108,000

Estimate

USD 100,000 - USD 150,000

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Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Untitled Open (Rose)
signed and dated 'Motherwell 12 Sept 74' (upper right)
oil and charcoal on canvas
72 x 84 in. (182.8 x 213.3 cm.)
Painted in 1974.

Provenance

M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York
Bowling Chen, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1985
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

P. Carlsen, ''New York Simplicity: A Sleek Contemporary Design for the Olympic Tower,'' Architectural Digest 36, January-February 1979, p. 90 (illustrated).

Exhibited

New York, Knoedler Contemporary Art, Robert Motherwell: Recent Paintings and Collages, January-February 1975.
Amherst, Fine Arts Center Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Critical Perspectives in American Art, April-May 1976.
Chicago, Dart Gallery, Recent Paintings and Collages by Robert Motherwell, November-December 1976, pl. 14.

Special notice

Saleroom Notice

Please note the additional exhibition history and literature:
Exhibition history:
New York, Knoedler Contemporary Art, Robert Motherwell: Recent Paintings and Collages, January-February 1975.
Amherst, Fine Arts Center Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Critical Perspectives in American Art, April-May 1976.
Chicago, Dart Gallery, Recent Paintings and Collages by Robert Motherwell, November-December 1976, pl. 14.

Literature:
P. Carlsen, "New York Simplicity: A Sleek Contemporary Design for the Olympic Tower," Architectural Digest 36, January-February 1979, p. 90 (illustrated).
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Lot 346

Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)

Untitled Open (Rose)

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