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Exhibitions
The force and originality of Robert Motherwell’s work were recognized early in his career, and he continues to be included in important exhibitions at highly regarded galleries and museums around the world. This list of exhibitions represents a focused selection of major recent and historical showings of his work, complete with installation images and other archival materials.
Past Exhibitions
Robert Motherwell Drawing: As Fast as the Mind Itself
Menil Drawing Institute, Houston
November 18, 2022 - March 12, 2023
Ten Americans: After Paul Klee
Zentrum Paul Klee (Bern, Switzerland), Phillips Collection (Washington, DC)
September 15, 2017 - May 6, 2018
Lyric Suite: Selected Works by Robert Motherwell
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
February 2 - July 26, 2015
Robert Motherwell: A Centennial Celebration
Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Massachusetts
May 15 - July 19, 2015
Robert Motherwell and the New York School at Hunter
Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery at Hunter College, New York
February 12 - May 2, 2015
Robert Motherwell: The East Hampton Years, 1944 – 1952
Guild Hall, East Hampton, New York
August 9 - October 13, 2014
Robert Motherwell: Early Collages
Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York)
May 26, 2013 - January 5, 2014
Long Point: An Artists’ Place (1977−1998)
Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Massachusetts
July 13 - September 2, 2012
Abstract Expressionist New York
Museum of Modern Art (New York), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto)
October 3, 2010 - September 4, 2011
Nexus New York: Latin/American Artists in the Modern Metropolis
El Museo del Barrio, New York
October 17, 2009 - February 28, 2010
The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia, 1860 – 1989
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
January 30 - April 19, 2009
Robert Motherwell: Themes & Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook
Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles
November 2 - December 21, 2002
Robert Motherwell on Paper: Drawings, Prints, Collages
Traveling Exhibition
January 29, 1997 - May 31, 1998
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Fundació Antoni Tàpies (Barcelona), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid)
November 13, 1996 - May 5, 1997
Robert Motherwell: The Open Door
Museo Rufino Tamayo, Museo de Monterrey, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
September 9, 1991 - April 10, 1992
Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode
Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery
November 21 - December 3, 1988
Robert Motherwell: Tribute to James Joyce
Provincetown Art Association and Museum and Long Point Gallery, Provincetown
May 27 - June 26, 1983
Robert Motherwell & Black
William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut
March 19 - June 3, 1979
American Art at Mid-Century: The Subjects of the Artist
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
June 1, 1978 - January 14, 1979
Robert Motherwell: Collages, Drawings, Paintings
Janie C. Lee Gallery, Houston
March 18 - April 1, 1978
Robert Motherwell
Städtische Kunsthalle (Düsseldorf), Galleriet Kulturhuset (Stockholm), Jahrhunderts (Vienna)
September 3, 1976 - April 11, 1977
Robert Motherwell: “Open” Series, 1967 – 1969
Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York
May 13 - June 7, 1969
An Exhibition of the Work of Robert Motherwell
Smith College Museum of Art, Northhampton, Massachusetts
January 10-28, 1963
Robert Motherwell: A Retrospective Exhibition
Pasadena Art Museum, California
February 18 - March 11, 1962
Robert Motherwell: First Retrospective Exhibition
New Gallery, Bennington College, Vermont
April 24 - May 23, 1959
Robert Motherwell: Paintings, Drawings, and Collages
Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York
April 1-19, 1952
Motherwell: First Exhibition of Paintings in Three Years
Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York
November 14 - December 4, 1950
Robert Motherwell: Paintings, Collages, Drawings
Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York
January 2-19, 1946
