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CR 66
Gauloises Bleues (White)
1970
aquatint and line-cut on Auvergne à la Main Richard de Bas handmade paper
22 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (57.8 x 39.4 cm)
plate size: 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (19.7 x 12.1 cm)
line-cut: 11 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (29.2 x 16.5 cm)
Signature
Signed "R. Motherwell" in pencil lower right
Inscriptions
Numbered in pencil lower left; workshop chop mark lower left
Edition
40
Proofs
4 AP, numbered I/IV-IV/IV
6 HC, numbered I/VI-VI/VI
1 PP
4 TP, numbered I/IV-IV/IV
WP (unrecorded)
6 HC, numbered I/VI-VI/VI
1 PP
4 TP, numbered I/IV-IV/IV
WP (unrecorded)
Publisher
Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York
Printer
Donn Steward, Universal Limited Art Editions
Production Sequence
2 colors printed in 2 runs from 2 copper plates: 1. blue – plate (aquatint); 2. dark-blue – plate (line-cut)
Concordance
B 37; ULAE 8
Comments
The numbered trial proof impressions are printed on Arches Cover paper, some with blue and ochre ground colors.
See also Comments for cat. no. 59.
See also Comments for cat. no. 59.
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