Lot Essay
“With me, painting is not an act of will, it’s a happenstance that comes from some deep inner hunger that’s always there.”
-Robert Motherwell
-Robert Motherwell
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Tapestry Study No. 5
Details
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Tapestry Study No. 5
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'RM 72' (upper right)
acrylic on paper
22 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (53.7 x 28.9 cm.)
Painted in 1972.
Tapestry Study No. 5
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'RM 72' (upper right)
acrylic on paper
22 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (53.7 x 28.9 cm.)
Painted in 1972.
Provenance
Lee V. Eastman, New York, acquired directly from the artist
His. sale; Christie's, New York, 9 November 2005, lot 234
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
His. sale; Christie's, New York, 9 November 2005, lot 234
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
J. Flam, K. Rogers and T. Clifford, eds., Robert Motherwell, Paintings and Collages, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Volume Three: Collages and Paintings on Paper and Paperboard, New Haven and London, 2012, p. 555, no. W393 (illustrated).
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