Artworks · Robert Motherwell

A la pintura: Red 8-11

1968 · Brushed and open-bite aquatint in cadmium red, and lift-ground aquatint in light blue, with black paint additions, on white wove paper

Plate: 59.6 × 8 cm (23 1/2 × 3 3/16 in.); Sheet: 65.3 × 73 cm (25 3/4 × 28 3/4 in.)

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A la pintura: White 1-2

1968 · Lift-ground etching and aquatint in blue, with letterpress in black and gray, on white wove paper

64 × 98.3 cm (25 1/4 × 38 3/4 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 8-11

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

60 × 70 cm (23 5/8 × 27 9/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 8-11

1968 · Red acrylic paint and graphite, with cut-and-pasted text, on white wove paper

61.8 × 91.8 cm (24 3/8 × 36 3/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 1-3

1968 · Aquatint in cadmium red light, with white pastel additions, on white wove paper

Plate: 13.5 × 24.5 cm (5 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 31.5 × 36.3 cm (12 7/16 × 14 5/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 4-7

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

Plate: 35.5 × 64.3 cm (14 × 25 3/8 in.); Sheet: 63 × 98 cm (24 13/16 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 1-3

1968 · Aquatint in cadmium red medium, and lift-ground aquatint in black, on white wove paper

Plate: 13.5 × 24.5 cm (5 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 33.2 × 48.2 cm (13 1/8 × 19 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 1-3

1968 · Aquatint in cadmium red deep, and lift-ground aquatint in black, on white wove paper

Plate: 13.5 × 24.6 cm (5 3/8 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 34.3 × 41.2 cm (13 9/16 × 16 1/4 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 1-3

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

Plate: 25 × 13.5 cm (9 7/8 × 5 3/8 in.); Sheet: 45.8 × 29.5 cm (18 1/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 1-3

1968 · Monotype and lift-ground aquatint in red on white wove paper

Plate: 25 × 13.8 cm (9 7/8 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 50.2 × 38 cm (19 13/16 × 15 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 1-3

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

Plate: 25 × 13.2 cm (9 7/8 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 45.6 × 30.5 cm (18 × 12 1/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 1-3

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

Plate: 25 × 13.5 cm (9 7/8 × 5 3/8 in.); Sheet: 45 × 31 cm (17 3/4 × 12 1/4 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 12-13

1968 · Aquatint in blue, with etching in black, on white wove paper

52 × 35.5 cm (20 1/2 × 14 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 12-13

1968 · Palette knife-applied blue inks, with graphite additions, on white wove paper

24 × 39.3 cm (9 1/2 × 15 1/2 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 6-11

1968 · Brushed aquatint in buff and lift-ground etching and aquatint in yellow, with purple crayon, on white wove paper

64.8 × 96.5 cm (25 9/16 × 38 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 6-11

1968 · Color brushed aquatint, aquatint, and lift-ground etching and aquatint on white wove paper

Plate: 25.7 × 47 cm (10 1/8 × 18 9/16 in.); Sheet: 53.1 × 69 cm (20 15/16 × 27 3/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 6-11

1968 · Lift-ground etching and aquatint in yellow, with graphite additions, on white wove paper

Plate: 26.3 × 48 cm (10 3/8 × 18 15/16 in.); Sheet: 56 × 75 cm (22 1/16 × 29 9/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 5

1968 · Aquatint in indigo blue, with varnished line, on white wove paper

Plate: 22 × 21.5 cm (8 11/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 33 × 33.6 cm (13 × 13 1/4 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 6-11

1968 · Blue acrylic paint and white pastel, with letterpress on white wove paper, taped to translucent wove paper, on white wove paper

61.3 × 91.3 cm (24 3/16 × 36 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 6-11

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

26.5 × 47.9 cm (10 7/16 × 18 7/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 6-11

1968 · Black crayon, with traces of graphite, on white wove paper

26.7 × 48.3 cm (10 9/16 × 19 1/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 5

1968 · Blue acrylic paint and white pastel, with letterpress on white wove paper, taped to white wove paper

61.3 × 91.3 cm (24 3/16 × 36 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 5

1968 · White pastel on folded blue inked tarlatan

22.5 × 21 cm (8 7/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 4

1968 · Graphite on white wove paper

27.3 × 11 cm (10 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 5

1968 · Aquatint in indigo blue, and lift-ground etching and aquatint in white on white wove paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Plate: 19.7 × 19.5 cm (7 13/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Sheet: 75.6 × 56.1 cm (29 13/16 × 22 1/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 4

1968 · Lift-ground etching and aquatint in black on white wove paper

Plate: 27.2 × 10 cm (10 3/4 × 3 15/16 in.); Sheet: 27.9 × 10.6 cm (11 × 4 3/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Black 4

1968 · Collage of black Japanese paper, and type on cream wove paper, taped to white wove paper

61.4 × 91.4 cm (24 3/16 × 36 in.)

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A la pintura: Black 4

1968 · Lift-ground aquatint, line etching, and brushed aquatint in black, with letterpress in black and gray, on white wove paper

Plate: 41 × 71 cm (16 3/16 × 28 in.); Sheet: 63.5 × 96.4 cm (25 × 38 in.)

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A la pintura: Black 1-3

1968 · Aquatint in green, with black acrylic paint additions, on white wove paper

Plate: 69.2 × 31 cm (27 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet: 100.4 × 70.8 cm (39 9/16 × 27 7/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Black 5-11

1968 · Ochre and white pastel on black Japanese paper

22.9 × 20.1 cm (9 1/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

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A la pintura: To the Palette

1968 · Black Japanese paper tipped onto pink-stripped commercial paper

4.9 × 6.4 cm (1 15/16 × 2 9/16 in.)

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A la pintura: To the Palette

1968 · Color aquatint, line etching, and lift-ground aquatint on white wove paper

12.9 × 30.4 cm (5 1/8 × 12 in.)

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A la pintura: To the Palette

1968 · Colored pastel and graphite on white wove paper

40.8 × 40.6 cm (16 1/8 × 16 in.)

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A la pintura: Black 1-3

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

Plate: 55.6 × 30.8 cm (21 15/16 × 12 3/16 in.); Sheet: 63.4 × 97.9 cm (25 × 38 9/16 in.)

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A la pintura: White 14-15

1968 · Aquatint in brown, with collage of newsprint, and graphite on white wove paper

56.7 × 76.2 cm (22 3/8 × 30 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 6-11

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

Plate: 26.5 × 47 cm (10 7/16 × 18 9/16 in.); Sheet: 63.2 × 98 cm (24 15/16 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Black 4

1968 · Lift-ground aquatint, line etching, and brushed aquatint in black, with letterpress in black and gray, on white wove paper

Plate: 43 × 71 cm (16 15/16 × 28 in.); Sheet: 63 × 98 cm (24 13/16 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 4

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

Plate: 10 × 27.5 cm (3 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.); Sheet: 64 × 98 cm (25 1/4 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 5

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

Plate: 22.2 × 21.5 cm (8 3/4 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 63.6 × 98 cm (25 1/16 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: To the Palette

1968 · Line etching and lift-ground aquatint in orange, and letterpress in black and green, on white wove paper

63.9 × 98 cm (25 3/16 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: preface

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

63.5 × 98 cm (25 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: White 14-15

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

63 × 97.5 cm (24 13/16 × 38 7/16 in.)

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A la pintura: White 10-13

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

63 × 98 cm (24 13/16 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Black 1-3

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

Plate: 56 × 31 cm (22 1/16 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet: 63.2 × 98 cm (24 15/16 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Blue 6-11

1968 · Color aquatint and line etching on white wove paper

Plate: 26 × 46.8 cm (10 1/4 × 18 7/16 in.); Sheet: 63.5 × 97.3 cm (25 × 38 5/16 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 8-11

1968 · Brushed and open-bite aquatint in cadmium red, and lift-ground aquatint in black, with letterpress in black and red, on white wove paper

Plate: 59 × 67.5 cm (23 1/4 × 26 5/8 in.); Sheet: 63.4 × 98 cm (25 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: Red 4-7

1968 · Aquatint plate in red, line plate in black, with type in black and red on ivory wove paper

Plate: 35.3 × 64.5 cm (13 15/16 × 25 7/16 in.); Sheet: 63.5 × 98 cm (25 × 38 5/8 in.)

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A la pintura: White 1-2

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

Plate: 31.2 × 59.2 cm (12 5/16 × 23 5/16 in.); Sheet: 63.5 × 98.2 cm (25 × 38 11/16 in.)

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