Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Yellow Music
signed and dated 'Motherwell 84' (upper left)
acrylic, paper and printed paper collage on canvasboard
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.)
Executed in 1984.
Provenance
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1984
Literature
T. Navarra, "'Hearing' Motherwell at Montclair," Asbury Park Press, December 17 1989, pp. F1 and F12.
Exhibited
New York, Knoedler & Co., Robert Motherwell: New Collages, October 1984, no. 1 (illustrated on the cover in color).
The Montclair Art Museum, Robert Motherwell: The Music Collages, November 1989-January 1990.
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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