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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.
Mar 28, 2024 · Robert Motherwell (born Jan. 24, 1915, Aberdeen, Wash., U.S.—died July 16, 1991, Provincetown, Mass.) was an American painter, one of the founders and principal exponents of Abstract Expressionism ( q.v. ), who was among the first American artists to cultivate accidental elements in his work.
Painter, printer, collage maker and author. A leading Abstract Expressionist, in 1949 he began his most famous series, Elegies to the Spanish Republic, which is comprised of more than 100 oil paintings and numerous sketches and drawings. He was editor of the important book series Documents of Modern Art.
November 21, 2015–March 27, 2016. Robert Motherwell (1915–1991) helped forge a new vision of painting that established Abstract Expressionism at the vanguard of post-war painting and transformed New York into the epicenter of the art world in the second half of the twentieth-century.
Nov 8, 2002 · Robert Motherwell was the youngest and most prolific of the group. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1915, Motherwell first hoped to be a philosopher. His studies at Stanford and Harvard brought...
At The Met Fifth Avenue. February 2–July 26, 2015. Print. Exhibition Overview. In addition to a long and prolific career as a painter, American artist Robert Motherwell (1915–1991) was a dedicated teacher, a scholar of art and literature, and a champion of fellow artists.
Artwork Details. Overview. Inscriptions and Markings. Provenance. Exhibition History. References. Title: Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 70. Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, Aberdeen, Washington 1915–1991 Provincetown, Massachusetts) Date: 1961. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 69 x 114 in. (175.3 x 289.6 cm) Classification: Paintings.
