ID 1031389
Lot 237 | ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991)
Estimate value
$ 120 000 – 180 000
The Summer Sea
incised with the artist's signature 'Motherwell' (lower left); signed again 'R. Motherwell' (on the stretcher)
acrylic on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1970.
Provenance
Margaret K. Helmuth, California, circa 1972, acquired directly from the artist
Her sale; Sotheby's, Parke Bernet, New York, 5 May 1973, lot 111
Private collection
Private collection, Larchmont
Private collection, by descent from the above
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 5 March 2020, lot 53
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
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. 310, no. P595 (illustrated).
| Artist: | Robert Motherwell (1915 - 1991) |
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Robert Motherwell (1915 - 1991) |
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
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