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CR 228
Abyss
1978
monotype and collage
24 1/4 x 29 3/4 in. (61.6 x 75.6 cm)
Paper
Buff Fabriano paper; black Japanese paper
Signature
Signed "RM" in pencil upper right
Inscriptions
Numbered in pencil upper right; artist's chop mark lower right
Edition
25, lettered A-Y
Proofs
4 AP, numbered I/IV-IV/IV
TP (unrecorded)
TP (unrecorded)
Publisher
Artist, released by Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York
Printer
Catherine Mosley, artist’s studio, Greenwich, Connecticut
Production Sequence
Monotype printed in 2 steps from 1 copper plate: 1. ochre – plate (on Fabriano paper); 2. collage: Japanese paper, hand torn
Concordance
B 197
Comments
This image is related to several collages that Motherwell made in 1973-1974 serially titled Poe. The monotype background and hand-torn collage, which are unique in each print, make this a variant edition.
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