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 Art Brokerage specializses in the lithographs of artist Robert Motherwell. 37 listings 1915-1991 - Artist Robert Motherwell is one of the most recognized of the American Abstract Expressionist painters. He moved to Greenwich Village in 1941, abandoning his academic studies to paint full time. Motherwell created his first collages at Jackson Pollock's Studio in Greenwich Village and, along with Pollock and Baziotes was invited to exhibit at the Peggy Guggenheim "Art of This Century" gallery in New York City. In 1961 Robert Motherwell began making limited edition prints of his work. He was the only one of the original abstract expressionists to enthusiastically embrace printmaking. Motherwell worked with numerous print workshops in the United States and Europe. These collaborations between the Motherwell and the printmakers were a source of great satisfaction to the artist. Robert Motherwell synthesized his unique abstract style, and the materials and technical characteristics of printmaking to create over 200 editions over the next 30 years. Robert Motherwell died on July 16, 1991.
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Robert Motherwell
" Nocturne VI"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1988 | | Hand Signed | Pencil lower right | Edition # | 27/50 | | Provenance & Extra Info | Purchased pre-release from J.J. Brookings Gallery in San Jose California. Three Poems Octavio Paz Suite. Lithograph from one aluminum plate, printed in black, handmade Japanese Ganpi - paper size 25 1/4 | | Retail Price | | Asking Price: $6,900 Make Offer Purchase / Request More Information |  |
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Robert Motherwell
"A la Pintura: Blue 5"
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint and Lift-Ground Etching
1972 | | Hand Signed | | Edition # | | | Provenance & Extra Info | Publisher: ULAE. Printer: Donn Steward. Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne #119. From Robert Motherwell's unqualified masterpiece "A la Pintura". The full sheet of the print entitled "Blue" signed by Motherwell in back ink (see photo). One of only eight extremely rare artists' proofs signed in Motherwell's hand "RM Trial 1972-1979" as referenced in the Sparks ULAE Catalogue Raisonne as MOTHERWELL # 24. It is unusual to find the individual color plates signed by Motherwell himself. In the final book edition of 40 copies only the colophon page is signed -- not the individual prints themselves. The "A la Pintura" project of 21 original intaglio prints was nearly four years in the making and was created to illuminate the text of a poem by Rafael Alberti. John McKendry, print curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art believes "Motherwell has concentrated so much of his creativity into these pages that if all his paintings and other works were to be destroyed, if only this book were to survive, Motherwell would still be seen as a major artist of the twentieth century." This print is the only print in the book whose format is a perfect square. It is Motherwell's meditation on the color blue. It is also unusual because an entire page is devoted to only one verse of the poem. The text reads as follows: "Wings seize our brushes when we dip them in indigo." Much has been written about these book pages and they have been widely reproduced but they must be seen "in person" to experience the full impact of their intense color and beauty. | | Retail Price | $8,500 | Asking Price: $7,500 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Africa 1 (From the Africa Suite)"
Limited Edition Print
Screenprint on J. B. Green Paper
1970 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Africa Suite: Africa 7"
Limited Edition Print
Screenprint
1970 | | Hand Signed | In pencil | Edition # | 1/150 | | Provenance & Extra Info | Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 75. Publisher: Marlborough Graphics Inc., New York. Printed by Chris Prater, Kelpra Studio, London. Edition size 150. The Africa Suite was Motherwell's earliest experiment in screenprinting. The ten prints in this suite were also his largest prints to this date. | | Retail Price | $15,000 | Asking Price: $9,500 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Africa Suite: Africa 2"
Limited Edition Print
Screenprint
1970 | | Hand Signed | In pencil | Edition # | 76/150 | | Provenance & Extra Info | Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 70. Publisher: Marlborough Graphics Inc., New York. Printed by Chris Prater, Kelpra Studio, London. Edition size 150. The Africa Suite was Motherwell's earliest experiment in screenprinting. The ten prints in this suite were also his largest prints to this date. | | Retail Price | $18,000 | Asking Price: $15,000 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"America la France Variations VI"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph with Collage
1984 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"America, La France Variation"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph and Collage
1983 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Capriccio"
Limited Edition Print
Collotype and Silkscreen
1961 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Dance II"
Limited Edition Print
Etching
1978 | | Hand Signed | | Edition # | | | Provenance & Extra Info | Exhibited in the MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne 231. Lift-ground etching and aquatint on J.B.Green paper. Printed by Catherine Mosley in the artist's studio. Despite his ofttimes explosive use of color, Motherwell's primary protagonists remained black and white throughout his career. In the vast majority of his prints, white does battle with black in a face-off of life against death, light against darkness. Nowhere is this more apparent than in "Dance II" Motherwell's minimalist meditation on among other things Matisse's classic painting "Dance". Motherwell himself commented on this particular print calling it "full of ambiguities, mountains, massive blacks against pure white paper, rhythms of my arm-mind, immediacy yet not intimate." This is the largest, simplest and most impressive print in the three print | | Retail Price | $17,000 | Asking Price: $14,400 Make Offer Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Game of Chance"
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint and Lithograph with Collage
1987 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Harvest, with Blue Bottom"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph with collage
1973 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Harvest, with Blue shadow"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph and Collage
1973 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"London Series 1: Untitled (Blue)"
Limited Edition Print
Screenprint
1971 | | Hand Signed | Signed in pencil | Edition # | AP | | Provenance & Extra Info | Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 91. Publisher: Marlborough Graphics Inc., New York. Printed by Chris Prater, Kelpra Studio, London. The London Series marked Motherwell's largest print work to date. It is a "true" artist's proof as it is inscribed in Motherwell's hand "Robert Motherwell for RM". | | Retail Price | $12,000 | Asking Price: $9,500 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"London Series I: Untitled (RED)"
Limited Edition Print
Screenprint on Double Elephant Paper
1971 | | Hand Signed | | Edition # | Artist's Proof | | Provenance & Extra Info | Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 90. Publisher: Marlborough Graphics Inc., New York. Printed by Chris Prater, Kelpra Studio, London. The London Series marked Motherwell's largest print work to date. This series of prints is even slightly larger than the Africa Suite prints of 1970. The London Series I is a continued exploration by Motherwell of his rectangular "Open" theme but this time in a vertical format. White lines are etched and suspended from the top of the page on a field of pure solid color. Perhaps the most important thing to note about this particular print is that it is the first major "RED" print of Motherwell's oeuvre. It is a "true" artist's proof as it is inscribed in Motherwell's hand "Robert Motherwell for RM". LONDON SERIES I: Untitled (Red) is in very good condition with very minor scuffing. This series is very susceptible to scuffing and handling marks because of their large size. | | Retail Price | $12,000 | Asking Price: $9,500 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Mexico City Personages III"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1988 | | Hand Signed | Pencil lower right | Edition # | 27/50 | | Provenance & Extra Info | Purchased pre-release from J.J. Brookings Gallery in San Jose California. Three Poems Octavio Paz Suite. Lithograph from one aluminum plate, printed in black, Image Applique Sheet, handmade Japanese Yame. | | Retail Price | | Asking Price: $7,500 Make Offer Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Mostly Mozart Festival"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph and Screenprint
1991 | | Not Signed | | Edition # | | | Provenance & Extra Info | Exhibited in the MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne #526 An unsigned impression from the second commercial run of 1500. Publisher: Robert Motherwell. Printers: Bob Blanton (screenprinting) and Bruce Porter (lithography). Lithograph and screen print on Coventry paper. Original print designed to announce the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center in 1991. Only 25 impressions were actually signed and these were given as gifts to Lincoln Center patrons who donated over one million dollars to the program. The image itself is based on "M", a collage from 1991. This is considered by many to be Motherwell's last "great print" and was completed only a very short while before the artist's death. In it he explores for the last time his signature image of the letter "M" which here symbolizes the artist himself as well as the master composer Mozart and explores Motherwell's lifetime passion for music itself. | | Retail Price | $2,500 | Asking Price: $2,000 OBO Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Newport Opera"
Limited Edition Print
Offset Lithograph
1979 | | Hand Signed | | Edition # | | | Provenance & Extra Info | Exhibited in the MOTHERWELL BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raissonne 243. Produced to benefit the Newport Opera Festival. This print celebrates Motherwell's love of the sea and of sailing. It features simple sleek abstract forms resembling sails and is an excellent example of Robert Motherwell's signature color Motherwell Blue (the same shade found on the Galois cigarette packs that so often found their way into his collage work). The deluxe edition consists of 200 unnumbered impressions of which approximately 50 were signed in red pen. This print is one of the 50 that is hand signed. It is conservation framed with plexi and museum quality 8 ply acid free mat board. The print is boldly hand signed "to Newport" in the bottom right hand corner in red ballpoint pen. It is very legible (see scan) but the red ink has slightly faded with time (as is usual in this edition). The image itself is fresh and bright. It is also signed in the plate in black in the upper right hand corner "RM July 1977" (see scan).In the bottom left hard corner in very small black type is: "Robert Motherwell, America Cup II, 1977 collage and acrylic on canvasboard, private collection." This print is an offset litho on Rives BFK paper of this original collage work. ( An unsigned edition of 750 posters on Dulcet paper was also produced, containing the text | | Retail Price | $4,000 | Asking Price: $3,000 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Oy / Yo"
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint with Etching and Collage in Colors
1978 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Peace Portfolio I: Untitled"
Limited Edition Print
Screenprint
1970 | | Hand Signed | | Edition # | | | Provenance & Extra Info | Exhibited in the MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 68. Publisher: The Academic and Professional Action Committee for a Responsible Congress, New York. The letter "P" has always held a special place of significance in the print work of Robert Motherwell. His very first prints at ULAE in 1962 were both variants on the letter "P" and were called "Poet I" and "Poet II". Motherwell's strong feelings for the printed word in general and poetry in specific are well documented. He felt the poet "painted" with words and the painter "rhymed" with images. In 1970 Motherwell returned to the "P" motif but in an entirely different context. At this time the country was bogged down in Vietnam and Motherwell was asked to contribute an image to the anti-war movement. He chose to work within the system and pursue the cause of peace through political action. He donated a print to the lobbying efforts of the Academic and Professional Action Committee for a Responsible Congress to be sold as a fund raiser. The proceeds were distributed to candidates in the 1970 elections committed to ending the war. To many people today the image he contributed appears to be little more than a simple brushstroke but it is much more. it is a profound anti-war statement with a simplicity that only Robert Motherwell could accomplish. Here the rounded portion of the "P" has been totally blown away and the letter has "fallen". Motherwell spent over a day trying to decide where to place the image on the sheet and finally decided to place it at the very top of the paper - to stress the ethereal nature of peace in 1970 and the ethereal wounded nature of peace even in our own time. | | Retail Price | $6,500 | Asking Price: $5,500 Make Offer Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Phoenician Etching"
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint and Etching on Paper
1977 | | Hand Signed | | Edition # | Artists Proof | | Provenance & Extra Info | Exhibited in the MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne #300 Signed | | Retail Price | $7,500 | Asking Price: $6,000 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Primal Sign II"
Limited Edition Print
Lift Ground Etching & Aquatint
1979 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Roots of Abstract Art in America"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph on Rives BFK
1965 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Roth Handle LL"
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint, Line-cut, with Hand Coloring
1975 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Signs on Copper"
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint and Lift-Ground Etching
1981 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Siren I"
Limited Edition Print
Etching and Aquatint
1988 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Summer Light Series"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph and Collage
1973 | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Untitled (Blue Gauloises Collage)"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1974 | | Not Signed | | Edition # | 1/3975 | | Provenance & Extra Info | 1975 Robert Motherwell exhibition lithograph with fold in the middle as issued. Lithograph with collage printed on Rives B.F.K. paper. Total edition 3975 copies; unsigned and unnumbered as issued. Printed by Triton Press. Features a blue Gaulouises cigarette pack and seal collage element. This same stone was first used for the 1974 lithograph | | Retail Price | $2,500 | Asking Price: $2,000 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Untitled (Blue Open)"
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1968 | | Hand Signed | | Edition # | Artist's Proof | | Provenance & Extra Info | This print is of great historical significance. It is Motherwell's first use of the "Open" motif in a print and is also a beautiful example of Motherewell's signature color -- "Motherwell blue". It is from the edition of 50 impressions with margins. In this print Motherwell employs a completely flat blue color ground. The expressiveness of the print comes from how the paper takes the ink as well as the conte crayon-like jagged line effect of the U shaped black lines forming the | | Retail Price | $6,000 | Asking Price: $5,000 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Untitled (Open) 1975"
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint and Etching on Arches Paper
1975 | | Hand Signed | | Edition # | 66/96 | | Provenance & Extra Info | Regarded by many as Robert Motherwell's finest "Open" print. It was selected by Motherwell himself for the back cover of the Belknap 1984 catalogue raisonne (see photo). Exhibition History: MOTHERWELL SELECTED PRINTS, Long Fine Art, New York City. Oct-Nov. 2003. Also MOTHERWELL/BEACON Print Retrospective, Beacon, New York. October 23-December 6, 2004. Literature: Engberg/Banach Catalogue Raisonne # 181. Publisher: Robert Motherwell. Printer: Catherine Mosley. In this print Motherwell achieves his most expressive use of the "open" motif. Not only does it use a beautiful Motherwell blue & beige combination but also his richest and most velvety black. The subject and predominate color in the print is this black which reflects Motherwell's recent preoccupation with his own death. In 1974 Motherwell had undergone risky heart surgery and in 1975 he felt he had experienced a "creative rebirth". Also it should be noted here that it is rare to find this print in such exceptionally good condition. | | Retail Price | $12,000 | Asking Price: $11,900 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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Robert Motherwell
"Yellow Flight"
Limited Edition Print
Etching and Aquatint
1986 | |
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