A la pintura: Blue 4

1972

aquatint, lift-ground etching and aquatint, and letterpress on J.B. Green paper
25 1/2 x 38 in. (64.8 x 96.5 cm)
two plates: 14 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (47 x 27.9 cm) and 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 10.2 cm)

Inscriptions

Numbered in ochre ink stamp lower left; workshop chop mark lower left; "ROBERT MOTHERWELL 'a la pintura'" stamped in ochre ink lower right

Production Sequence

2 colors printed in 2 runs from 2 copper plates and 2 colors printed by letterpress: 1. blue – plate (aquatint); 2. wine purple – line plate (lift-ground etching and aquatint); 3. black – letterpress (English text); 4. blue – letterpress (Spanish text)

Concordance

B 89; ULAE 23

Comments

Motherwell began working on this print in 1971. The aquatint tone is a tint ultramarine blue.

See also general entry for A la pintura (cat. nos. 111-131).

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