Robert motherwell book prize history of art department. More than 500 editions in every printmaking medium. Robert motherwell biography childhood, life achievements. Robert motherwell january 24, 1915 july 16, 1991 was an american abstract expressionist. Robert motherwells most popular book is dialogues with marcel duchamp. Roberto matta introduced motherwell to the surrealist concept of automatic drawings. Because this book draws together a wide selection of his writing and lectures for many different purposes, you get to see him churn over some of the same ideas and problems in different contexts. Robert motherwell american abstract expressionist artist. This book brings together a representative selection of robert motherwells writings about art, public lectures, essays, interviews, and letters. May 25, 2007 robert motherwell 19151991, one of the leading american abstract expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement.
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American artist robert motherwell was the youngest of the infamous new york abstract expressionist movement, which included jackson pollock, ad reinhardt and barnett newman. More than 500 editions in every printmaking medium with all new research and commentary. In the history of art, only a handful of great artists have been able to articulate the nature of the creative process. Robert motherwell, a major presence on the american art scene for nearly 50 years and one of the last giants of the abstract expressionist movement, died on. Thick, oblong quarto, original pictorial paper boards, original red acetate wraparound band. A journal of collaboration by motherwell, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Books by robert motherwell author of the dada painters and. Finding his place in the abstract expressionism hall of fame alongside jackson pollock and mark rothko, robert motherwell is best known for his elegy to the spanish republic series which he worked on throughout his lifeover 140 paintings memorializing the injustices of the spanish civil war featuring bold black shapes on a white background. Robert motherwell black mountain state i 1980 limited edition print. Robert motherwell book award the dedalus foundation. Robert motherwell synonyms, robert motherwell pronunciation, robert motherwell translation, english dictionary definition of robert motherwell.
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Robert motherwell died in provincetown, massachusetts, on july 16, 1991. Robert motherwell january 24, 1915 july 16, 1991 was an american abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, and editor. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. Retrospective exhibition at the museum of modern art, new york, which travels to museums in amsterdam, london, brussels, essen and turin through 1966. Robert motherwell united states abstract expressionist painter motherwell. First edition, illustrated with 325 color and blackandwhite plates, signed by motherwell. Robert motherwell prints and multiples 123 for sale at. Art and textile politics u chicago, 2017 was awarded the 2018 robert motherwell book prize from the dedalus foundation. A numbered edition of 7,000 with a robert motherwell lithograph bound in as frontispiece in as new condition. We blog regularly on facebook and announce special events and special sales on both sites. Motherwells work is for me a paradox, though i find his methods and practice highly interesting, with such a strong element of reasoning.
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His impulsive and intuitive approach that has been. Although younger, the maturity expressed within his paintings, lithographs, collages and limited edition prints set the intellectual tone for the abstract expressionist movement and made him. Later that year he studied painting briefly at the california school of fine arts in san francisco before undertaking graduate work in philosophy at harvard university from 1937 to 1938. Artist page for robert motherwell 19151991 black mountain college was a highly influential college founded at black mountain, north carolina, usa, in 1933 where teaching was. Robert motherwell paintings and collages yale university press. The making of an american giant, published to coincide with motherwells centenary, author bernard jacobson examines motherwells art in the context of 20thcentury american culture.
Robert motherwell 19151991 helped forge a new vision of painting that established abstract expressionism at the vanguard of postwar painting and transformed new york into the epicenter of the art world in the second half of the twentiethcentury. Robert motherwell book prize history of art department history of. Robert motherwell definition of robert motherwell by the. The writings of robert motherwell documents of twentiethcentury art hardcover. Jul 18, 1991 robert motherwell, a major presence on the american art scene for nearly 50 years and one of the last giants of the abstract expressionist movement, died on tuesday afternoon on cape cod. Medieval studies van courtlandt elliott prize medieval academy of america for a first article. For a hundred years, modern painters, stubbornly and in the face of incessant hostility, have moved, step by step, leaving superb monuments by the wayside, towards an art of arrangement whose expressiveness depends less and less upon its elements imitating the objects of the external world. The prize recognizes original research by a graduate student that engages with the holdings of the smithsonians archives of american art and.
Fine arts museums of san francisco, achenbach read more. Over a long and distinguished career, robert motherwell was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, and his works are on display in museums throughout the world. For inhouse shipping our fees include all packaging time and materials, handling, insurance. Robert motherwell 1915 1991 united states is an artist born in 1915 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a drawingwatercolor sold in 1984, at sothebys, and the most recent auction result is a printmultiple sold in 2020.
Sothebys is offering this open series work above, as well as two other motherwell paintings at its may contemporary art day. Robert motherwell 19151991 helped forge a new vision of painting that established abstract expressionism at the vanguard of postwar painting and transformed new york into the epicenter of the art world in. If you find this still affordable, buy it, and revel in the days of high art. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. About robert motherwell finding his place in the abstract expressionism hall of fame alongside jackson pollock and mark rothko, robert motherwell is best known for his elegy to the spanish republic series which he worked on throughout his lifeover 140 paintings memorializing the injustices of the spanish civil war featuring bold black shapes on a white background. Robert motherwell prints and multiples 123 for sale at 1stdibs. In the introduction to his 2015 book robert motherwell, the making of an american giant, gallery.
Reiko tomii wins the robert motherwell book award the mit press. Signed and dated to lower right r motherwell 197279. The collected writings of robert motherwell by robert motherwell. Not only a seminal painter in the movement eventually referred to as abstract expressionism, he was also a primary theorist and spokesperson for the avantgarde art that developed mainly in new york city during the second world war. Motherwell retrospective, signed by the artist motherwell, robert arnason, h. Robert motherwell was an american artist and seminal abstract expressionist painter. Lithograph on offwhite, handmade paper with the publishers watermark printed from three aluminum plates. Fabiola lopezduran mithtc phd 2009 received the 2019 robert motherwell book award from the dedalus foundation. Wallach art gallery at columbia university an exhibition that was conceived and. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. He studied philosophy at stanford university, california, and received his ba in 1937. Reproduced in color and in a generous format are more than a hundred of the artists finest works on paper. Trained in philosophy, motherwell became an artist, regarded as among the most. Robert motherwell was an american painter, printmaker, and editor.
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