España I

1983

aquatint, lift-ground etching and aquatint on Moulin du Gué Rives de Lin paper
11 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (28.3 x 18.4 cm)
plate size: 4 3/4 x 4 in. (12.1 x 10.2 cm)

Signature

Signed "Motherwell" in pencil lower center

Inscriptions

Numbered in pencil lower right; artist's chop mark lower right

Edition

Proofs

10 AP, numbered I/X-X/X

Publisher

Artist; released by Brooke Alexander Inc., New York

Printer

Catherine Mosley, artist’s studio, Greenwich, Connecticut

Production Sequence

2 colors printed in 2 runs from 2 copper plates: 1. cream – plate (aquatint); 2. black – plate (lift-ground etching and aquatint)

Concordance

B 175

Comments

Though Motherwell completed this print in 1977, it was not officially published until 1983. Several impressions were released prior to 1983 on paper measuring 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm). Some artist's proof impressions measure 20 x 14 in. (50.8 x 35.6 cm).

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