Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)

Black Figuration No. 2

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Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Black Figuration No. 2
signed, titled and dated '"BLACK FIGURATION #2" 1976 R. Motherwell' (on the overlap)
acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 1976.
Provenance
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Private collection, acquired from the above 1977
Gallery 99, Miami
Acquired by the present owner, 1980
Literature
J. L. Hernandez, "Motherwell," Arteguia 7, no. 54, April 1980, p. 29 (illustrated).
J. Flam, K. Rogers, and T. Clifford, Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Volume Two: Paintings on Canvas and Panel, New Haven and London, 2012, p. 440, no. P887 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Zurich, Galerie André Emmerich, Robert Motherwell: Paintings, April-May 1977, p. 2 (illustrated in color).
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and Edinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy, Robert Motherwell: Choix de peintures et collages, 1941-1977, June-November 1977, n.p. (illustrated in color).

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