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Catalogue Raisonné
The Dedalus Foundation is sponsoring a catalogue raisonné of Robert Motherwell’s paintings and collages. Owners of works by Robert Motherwell are kindly asked to fill out the catalogue raisonné questionnaire, so that their works can be included in this definitive publication. Please also see the missing works page for a list of works whose location is currently unknown. If you have any knowledge about the possible whereabouts of these works, please contact the Dedalus Foundation.
A “catalogue raisonné” is a systematic and comprehensive scholarly reference text in which each work known to have been executed by a particular artist is illustrated, thoroughly documented and described, giving information such as title, alternative titles, date, medium, size, inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and publication history, and in which each work is assigned a permanent reference number. One of the main purposes of a catalogue raisonné is to establish a reliable corpus of authentic works.
The catalogue raisonné of Robert Motherwell’s paintings and collages will be a comprehensive publication that lists and reproduces all known works by Robert Motherwell in three main categories: paintings on canvas and panel; paintings on paper; and collages. Whenever possible, works will be reproduced in color, and full descriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and bibliography will be given for each work. This publication will also include a detailed chronology of Robert Motherwell’s life and career, and numerous documentary photographs.
Work is also underway on a catalogue raisonné of Robert Motherwell’s drawings, which will be published at a later date.
A catalogue raisonné of Robert Motherwell’s prints was published by the Walker Art Center in 2003.