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CR 129
A la pintura: White 14-15
1972
etching, aquatint, and letterpress on J.B. Green paper
25 1/2 x 38 in. (64.8 x 96.5 cm)
two plates: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm) and 5 1/2 x 10 in. (14 x 25.4 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. ultramarine blue – line plate (etching); 2. rose – plate (aquatint); 3. black – letterpress (English text); 4. orange – letterpress (Spanish text)
Concordance
B 100; ULAE 34
Comments
The rose aquatint tone is a tint of cadmium red medium.
See also general entry for A la pintura (cat. nos. 111-131).
See also general entry for A la pintura (cat. nos. 111-131).
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