Lot Essay
"Painting is a medium in which the mind can actualize itself; it is a medium of thought. Thus painting, like music, tends to become its own content" -Robert Motherwell
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Africa No. 3
Details
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Africa No. 3
signed, titled and dated 'R. Motherwell 22 Aug 75 “Africa #3”' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas mounted on board
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Executed in 1975.
Africa No. 3
signed, titled and dated 'R. Motherwell 22 Aug 75 “Africa #3”' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas mounted on board
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Executed in 1975.
Provenance
Galerie André Emmerich, Zurich
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1977
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1977
Literature
J. Flam, K. Rogers and T. Clifford, eds., Robert Motherwell: Paintings and Collages, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1961-1991, Volume Two: Paintings on Canvas and Panel, New Haven and London, 2012, pp. 410-411, no. P829 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Zurich, Galerie André Emmerich, Robert Motherwell, 1977.
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