Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Scarlet with Gauloises No. 17
signed with initials and dated 'RM 72' (upper left); signed and dated again 'R Motherwell 29 June 1972' (on the reverse)
acrylic and printed paper collage on board
20 x 15¾ in. (50.8 x 40 cm.)
Executed in 1972.
Provenance
Private collection
Anon. sale; Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 9 May 1984, lot 186
Marisa del Re Gallery, New York
Pascal de Sarthe Fine Art, Paradise Valley
Private collection
Exhibited
New York, Knoedler and Company, Robert Motherwell: Recent Paintings and Collages, April 1974.
Lot Essay
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Paintings & Collages by Robert Motherwell being prepared by the Dedalus Foundation.
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