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Robert Motherwell / Archives

Photographs

The photographs on this page document important events in Robert Motherwell’s career as well as private moments in his life. Dating from the 1910s to the 1990s, these photographs include formal portraits by professional photographers, photos of Motherwell at work, documentation of exhibitions, views of his studios throughout his career, vacation snapshots, and pictures of family and friends.

Researchers

For links to more content and materials from the Robert Motherwell Archives, please visit our Research Resources page.

Robert Motherwell with Ed Giobbi and Leo Manso, 1990

Robert Motherwell with Ed Giobbi and Leo Manso, photograph by Mary Abbot, 1990

A portrait of Robert Motherwell sitting on a bench in his Greenwich studio, 1986

Robert Motherwell by Steven Sloman, 1986

A portrait of Robert Motherwell teaching at Black Mountain College, 1951

Robert Motherwell teaching at Black Mountain College, 1951

Robert Motherwell posing beside his painting "Western Air"

Robert Motherwell by Francis Lee, 1946

Motherwell on the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1961

Robert Motherwell, 1961

Robert Motherwell with his mother and sister, 1919

Robert Motherwell with his sister and mother, 1919

Robert Motherwell with his father and sister, 1919

Motherwell with father and sister, 1919

Motherwell working on a print while smoking a cigarette at Galerie Im Erker, 1971

Robert Motherwell by Christian Bosch, 1971

Robert Motherwell on one knee working on a collage on the floor of his studio, 1976

Robert Motherwell by Renate Ponsold, 1976

Robert Motherwell sitting near the window in his East Hampton Quonset hut studio

Robert Motherwell by Hans Namuth, 1950

Collages arranged in Robert Motherwell's studio in Spring of 1984

Motherwell’s collage studio by Steven Sloman, 1984

A view of one wall in Robert Motherwell's studio, 1974

Greenwich Studio, 1974

Large paintings arranged in Robert Motherwell's studio in April 1975

Greenwich Painting Studio, 1975

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Motherwell’s studio, 1967

Motherwell’s East 94th Street studio, featuring his painting "Je t’aime No. IV" in 1958

Motherwell’s studio by Sidney Janis, 1958

Art of This Century Gallery, 1944

Art of this Century Gallery, 1944

Twenty eight small works by Motherwell are displayed on a wall at Sidney Janis Gallery, 1959.

Sidney Janis Gallery, Robert Motherwell, 1959

Frank O’Hara and Robert Motherwell at the opening of “Robert Motherwell” at the Museum of Modern Art in October 1965

Frank O’Hara and Robert Motherwell by Dan Budnik, 1965

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Robert Motherwell: ‘Open’ Series, 1967–1969 Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York, May 13-June 7, 1969, 1969

Robert Mothwewell and helen Frankenthaler outside a house in Cape Cod, 1959

Robert Motherwell and Helen Frankenthaler, 1959

Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell on the beach in Cape Cod, 1959

Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell, 1959

Robert Mothwerwell and Max Ernst playing chess at an outdoor table

Robert Motherwell and Max Ernst, 1944

Jack Tworkov, Kilbrain, Myron Stout, Edwin Dickenson and Robert Motherwell jurying a New England exhibition, Provincetown, 1971

Jury for a New England Exhibition, 1971

Rafael Alberti and Robert Motherwell at "Motherwell" exhibition opening in Madrid in 1980

Rafael Alberti and Robert Motherwell, 1980

Robert Motherwell and Renate Ponsold laughing at the seaside during the 1980s. Ponsold holds a camera.

Robert Motherwell and Renate Ponsold, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1980

Robert Motherwell with his arm around Betty Motherwell

Robert and Betty Motherwell, 1954

A hotel in Spain, 1958

Hotel Cro-Magnon, 1958

Motherwell’s house in Provincetown, Massachusetts with the “Jolly” car parked in front, 1961

House in Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1961

Robert Motherwell (center) with his college friends Manuel Cardoza (l) and John Steelquist (r), at their Stanford University shared house in 1934

Motherwell and his college friends, 1934

Robert Motherwell's wife Maria standing on an outdoor deck, using a hand to block the sun from her eyes, 1940s

Maria Emilia Ferreira y Moyers ca. 1946, 1946

Days Lumberyard with a car parked in front, 1963

Days Lumberyard, 1963

A portrait of Robert Motherwell at age 20 in 1935

Robert Motherwell, age 20, 1935

Robert Motherwell standing in front of one of his paintings at Art of this Century

Robert Motherwell at his first solo exhibition at Art of This Century by William Baziotes, 1944

Robert Motherwell in his Provincetown studio, 1969

Motherwell in his Provincetown studio, 1969

Robert Motherwell holding a paintbrush in front of his painting easel in Fourth Avenue studio, 1950

Motherwell painting in his Fourth Avenue studio, 1950

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Robert Motherwell’s home in East Hampton, photographed by Renate Ponsold, 1970

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Motherwell in his studio, ca. April 1964, 1964

Motherwell’s home on East 94th Street, New York City, photographed from the street, 1967

Motherwell’s home on East 94th Street, New York City, 1967

Motherwell’s Greenwich home and studios in two joined snapshots, circa 1975

Motherwell’s home and studio, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1971

Beach unbrellas in Alassio, Italy, Summer 1960

Alassio, Italy, Summer 1960, 1960

Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler on a village street in England, 1961

Helen Frankenthaler smiling in a red coat outside the Musee Rodin, Paris, 1961

Helen Frankenthaler in front of the Rodin Museum in Paris, 1961

Robert Motherwell and Guggenheim Museum Director Lisa Dennison stand and look at several of Motherwell's paintings arranged on the floor of an exhibition space. Motherwell's painting "Hollow Men" rests against a wall in the background. 1984.

Robert Motherwell at the Guggenheim Museum by David Heald, 1984

Installation view of "Robert Motherwell: Paintings, Drawings and Collages" at Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York, 1952

Installation view of Robert Motherwell: Paintings, Drawings and Collages, Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York, April 1-April 19, 1952, 1952

Installation view of "Robert Motherwell: Paintings and Collages from 1941 to the Present" at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1978

Installation view of Robert Motherwell: Paintings and Collages from 1941 to the Present, Royal Academy of Arts, London, January 14-March 19, 1978, 1978

Installation view of the exhibition "Motherwell" at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain, 1997

Installation view of the exhibition Motherwell at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain, March 3, 1997-May 5, 1997, 1997

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Robert Motherwell’s class at the University of Miami, Lowe Gallery, 1962

Robert Motherwell standing in a field at age 10, 1925

Robert Motherwell, age 10, 1925