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Robert Motherwell

1915–1991

Spanish Elegy I 1975
© Dedalus Foundation, Inc/VAGA, New York and DACS, London 2025
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46 artworks by Robert Motherwell
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Biography

Robert Motherwell (January 24, 1915 – July 16, 1991) was an American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, and editor of The Dada Painters and Poets: an Anthology. He was one of the youngest of the New York School, which also included Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko.

Trained in philosophy, Motherwell then became an artist regarded as among the most articulate spokesmen and the founders of the abstract expressionist painters. He was known for his series of abstract paintings and prints which touched on political, philosophical and literary themes, such as the Elegies to the Spanish Republic.

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  • Poet (1)

    Robert Motherwell
    1961
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  • No. 13

    Robert Motherwell
    1970–6
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  • No. 5

    Robert Motherwell
    1970–2
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  • Africa 1

    Robert Motherwell
    1970
  • Africa 6

    Robert Motherwell
    1970
  • Africa 5

    Robert Motherwell
    1970
  • Africa 7

    Robert Motherwell
    1970
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  • Africa 2

    Robert Motherwell
    1970
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