Artworks · Robert Motherwell

A la pintura: To the Paintbrush

1968 · Soft ground on canvas

27.7 × 43.5 cm (10 15/16 × 17 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Soft ground and graphite (recto), and graphite (verso), on translucent wove paper

46.5 × 25.4 cm (18 5/16 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Etching and soft ground etching in blue and burnt sienna on white wove paper

50.3 × 29.5 cm (19 13/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 5

1968 · Soft ground etching in ultramarine blue on white wove paper

Plate: 16.5 × 18 cm (6 1/2 × 7 1/8 in.); Sheet: 34.7 × 25 cm (13 11/16 × 9 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: To the Paintbrush

1968 · Soft ground etching in ochre, with letterpress in black and gray, on white wove paper

63.9 × 97.8 cm (25 3/16 × 38 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: To the Paintbrush

1968 · Soft ground etching in ochre, with letterpress in black and gray, on white wove paper

64 × 98.8 cm (25 1/4 × 38 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Etching and soft ground etching in blue and ochre on white wove paper

51 × 18 cm (20 1/8 × 7 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Etching and soft ground etching in ultramarine blue and ochre on white wove paper

Plate: 31.2 × 10 cm (12 5/16 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 50.2 × 23.3 cm (19 13/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Etching and soft ground etching in burnt sienna and blue on white wove paper

Plate: 31.2 × 9.8 cm (12 5/16 × 3 7/8 in.); Sheet: 40 × 24 cm (15 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Etching and soft ground etching in yellow ochre and ultramarine blue on white wove paper

Plate: 31.2 × 10 cm (12 5/16 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 50.3 × 26.5 cm (19 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: To the Palette

1968 · Aquatint, line etching, and lift-ground aquatint in orange, and soft ground etching in black, on white wove paper

Plate: 12.7 × 25.8 cm (5 × 10 3/16 in.); Sheet: 25.7 × 36 cm (10 1/8 × 14 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Etching and soft ground etching, with acid-tint, in black on white wove paper

64.8 × 50.4 cm (25 9/16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Aquatint and soft ground etching in blue-green and buff on white wove paper

47 × 27.8 cm (18 9/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Etching and soft ground etching in blue and burnt sienna on white wove paper

Plate: 31 × 10 cm (12 1/4 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 50.2 × 20.6 cm (19 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Black 1-3, from A la pintura

1968 · Color aquatint and lift-ground etching from two copper plates, with letterpress, on white wove paper

Image/plate: 57.1 × 31.8 cm (22 1/2 × 12 9/16 in.); Sheet: 64.7 × 96.5 cm (25 1/2 × 38 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 12-13

1968 · Brush and blue ink, black pastel, and graphite, with letterpress in black on white wove paper, cut and taped on white wove paper

91.6 × 61.5 cm (36 1/8 × 24 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 1-3

1968 · Color aquatint, line etching, and lift-ground etching and aquatint, with letterpress in black and blue, on white wove paper

Plate: 45.3 × 27 cm (17 7/8 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 64 × 98 cm (25 1/4 × 38 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Black 5-11

1968 · Line etching and lift-ground etching and aquatint in ochre on white wove paper

Plate: 13.3 × 22.7 cm (5 1/4 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 30.1 × 35.6 cm (11 7/8 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Black 5-11

1968 · Aquatint with acid-tint, line etching, and lift-ground etching and aquatint in ochre and black on white wove paper

65 × 50 cm (25 5/8 × 19 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 1-3

1968 · Color aquatint, with letterpress in black and blue, on white wove paper

Plate: 45.3 × 27 cm (17 7/8 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 63.8 × 98 cm (25 1/8 × 38 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 4

1968 · Collage of paint on white wove paper, and type with colored pastel and graphite on white wove paper, taped to white wove paper

61.3 × 91 cm (24 3/16 × 35 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Black 5-11

1968 · Aquatint, line etching, and lift-ground etching and aquatint in black and white on white wove paper

Plate: 13.3 × 22.7 cm (5 1/4 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 33.5 × 36.1 cm (13 1/4 × 14 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 4

1968 · Blue oil paint on white wove paper

45.9 × 22.8 cm (18 1/8 × 9 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Black 1-3

1968 · Brown acrylic and black crayon, with typeset on cream wove paper, taped onto white wove paper

61 × 91.2 cm (24 1/16 × 35 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 1-3

1968 · Blue pastel on blue laid paper

46 × 28 cm (18 1/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 4

1968 · Ivory oil paint on white wove paper

46 × 9.5 cm (18 1/8 × 3 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Black 5-11

1968 · Aquatint, line etching, and lift-ground etching and aquatint in ochre and black on white wove paper

Plate: 13.2 × 22 cm (5 1/4 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 26.5 × 36.9 cm (10 7/16 × 14 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 1-2

1968 · Graphite on white wove paper

36.8 × 16 cm (14 1/2 × 6 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: preface

1968 · Letterpress in black on white wove paper

49.2 × 32 cm (19 3/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: colophon

1968 · Letterpress in black on white wove paper

65 × 41 cm (25 5/8 × 16 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 7-9

1968 · Color aquatint and lift-ground aquatint, with letterpress in black and gray, on white wove paper

Plate: 33.3 × 32 cm (13 1/8 × 12 5/8 in.); Sheet: 63.2 × 98 cm (24 15/16 × 38 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: colophon

1968 · Letterpress in black on white wove paper

23 × 15.5 cm (9 1/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Etching in ochre on white wove paper

Plate: 31.3 × 9.8 cm (12 3/8 × 3 7/8 in.); Sheet: 55.2 × 33.7 cm (21 3/4 × 13 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: colophon

1968 · Letterpress in black on white wove paper

23 × 14.7 cm (9 1/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 10-13

1968 · Etching in burnt sienna on white wove paper

Plate: 31.3 × 9.8 cm (12 3/8 × 3 7/8 in.); Sheet: 55.2 × 33.7 cm (21 3/4 × 13 5/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 5

1968 · Aquatint in indigo blue with varnish on white wove paper

Plate: 20 × 20 cm (7 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 46 × 31 cm (18 1/8 × 12 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 14-15

1968 · Color aquatint on white wove paper

Plate: 30.3 × 59 cm (11 15/16 × 23 1/4 in.); Sheet: 55.3 × 75.5 cm (21 13/16 × 29 3/4 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 5

1968 · Aquatint in indigo blue with varnish on white wove paper

Plate: 20 × 19.8 cm (7 7/8 × 7 13/16 in.); Sheet: 46 × 30 cm (18 1/8 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: White 1-2

1968 · Letterpress in black on white wove paper

68.7 × 34.1 cm (27 1/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 5

1968 · Watercolor and colored pastel on white wove paper

23 × 23 cm (9 1/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 5

1968 · Blue pastel on blue laid paper

22 × 23 cm (8 11/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Gauloises Bleues

1968 · Aquatint in cream, with collage of Gauloises cigarette label, laid down on white wove paper

Image/plate: 24.9 × 13.7 cm (9 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 56.5 × 36 cm (22 1/4 × 14 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mezzotint in Crimson

1968 · Mezzotint in red on white wove paper

Image/plate: 22 × 14.7 cm (8 11/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Sheet: 63.5 × 51.4 cm (25 × 20 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Red 1-3

1968 · Aquatint and lift-ground aquatint in red-brown and black on white wove paper

25.5 × 13.8 cm (10 1/16 × 5 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 12-13

1968 · Aquatint in green-blue and yellow-green, with brush and black ink on translucent ivory wove paper torn and taped, on white wove paper

18.5 × 54.5 cm (7 5/16 × 21 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Red 1-3

1968 · Paint and black lithographic crayon, with type in black and red, taped to white wove paper

61.5 × 91.5 cm (24 1/4 × 36 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 12-13

1968 · Aquatint in light yellow-green on white wove paper

11.8 × 37.7 cm (4 11/16 × 14 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A la pintura: Blue 12-13

1968 · Aquatint in teal blue on white wove paper

11.8 × 37.7 cm (4 11/16 × 14 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago