Works by Robert Motherwell from the Dedalus Foundation
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Mexican Prison
Details
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Mexican Prison
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'RM 79' (lower right)
oil on paper
35 x 18 in. (88.9 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1979/1990.
Mexican Prison
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'RM 79' (lower right)
oil on paper
35 x 18 in. (88.9 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1979/1990.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1991
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1991
Literature
J. Kutner, “Motherwell’s Travels: New Exhibit Reflects Mexico’s Influence,” Dallas Morning News, February 1992, p. 4.
T. Del Conde, Tres maestros: Reflexiones sobre Bacon, Motherwell y Tamayo, Mexico City, 1997, n.p. (illustrated).
J. Flam, K. Rogers and T. Clifford, 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. 635, no. W638 (illustrated).
T. Del Conde, Tres maestros: Reflexiones sobre Bacon, Motherwell y Tamayo, Mexico City, 1997, n.p. (illustrated).
J. Flam, K. Rogers and T. Clifford, 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. 635, no. W638 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Provincetown, Long Point Gallery, Motherwell, September 1979, no. 4 (exhibited as Mexican Bride).
Mexico City, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Robert Motherwell: The Open Door, September 1991-April 1992, p. 63, no. 22 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper, 1950–1991, November-December 1997, no. 5.
Leverkusen, Germany, Morsbroich Museum, Motherwell, October 2004-January 2005, p. 114 (illustrated).
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: Paintings, Collages, Works on Paper, May-July 2005, no. 18.
Mexico City, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey and Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Robert Motherwell: The Open Door, September 1991-April 1992, p. 63, no. 22 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper, 1950–1991, November-December 1997, no. 5.
Leverkusen, Germany, Morsbroich Museum, Motherwell, October 2004-January 2005, p. 114 (illustrated).
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: Paintings, Collages, Works on Paper, May-July 2005, no. 18.
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