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SD1
In Bed (for Henri Michaux)
1952
Gouache, ink, and graphite on paper
14 1/8 ✕ 11 1/4 in. (35.9 ✕ 28.6 cm)
inscriptions
Recto, lower right: For Jane Kootz \ December, 1952
Recto, lower left: R.M.
Recto, lower left: R.M.
Present Owner
Dedalus Foundation
Provenance
Jane Kootz, 1952; [Capsule, New York, December 2, 2021, lot 55]; Dedalus Foundation, 2021
Comments
The text written on this drawing is an English translation of the Henri Michaux poem “Au lit” (In Bed). Motherwell made several variations on this theme in 1952, most of which depict stylized imagery of beds, human skulls, and horses surrounding the central text. For more on this series, see the Comments for D214.
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