We use cookies to analyze traffic and enhance your site experience.

Privacy Policy |
Your browser is out-of-date!

Update your browser to view this website correctly. Update my browser now

×

Robert Motherwell / Selected Artworks

Western Air

1946 - 1947

Western Air, 1947, oil on canvas, 72 ✕ 54 in. (182.9 ✕ 137.2 cm)
Oil on canvas
72 ✕ 54 in. (182.9 ✕ 137.2 cm)

Selected artworks

Wall Painting, 1951, oil on Homasote, 44 ✕ 58 in. (111.8 ✕ 147.3 cm)

Wall Painting

1950 - 1951

At Five in the Afternoon, 1948-1949, Casein and graphite on paperboard, 15 ✕ 20 in. (38.1 ✕ 50.8 cm)

At Five in the Afternoon

1948 - 1949

C768 32854 Web

The Red and Black No. 9

1987 - 1988

In Beige with Charcoal No. 1, 1973, acrylic and charcoal on Upson board, 36 ✕ 48 in. (91.4 ✕ 121.9 cm)

In Beige with Charcoal No. 1

1973

Western Air, 1947, oil on canvas, 72 ✕ 54 in. (182.9 ✕ 137.2 cm)

Western Air

1946 - 1947

Open No. 111: Big White and Ochre, 1969, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 93 ✕ 129 in. (236.2 ✕ 327.7 cm)

Open No. 111: Big White and Ochre

1969

The Tomb of Cap’tain Ahab, 1953, oil on canvas board, 7 7/8 ✕ 10 in. (20 ✕ 25.4 cm)

The Tomb of Cap’tain Ahab

1953

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 126, 1975, acrylic on canvas, 77 3/4 ✕ 200 1/4 in. (197.5 ✕ 508.6 cm)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 126

1972 - 1975

C840 32926 Web

Night Music Opus No. 16

1989

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 100, 1975, oil on canvas, 84 ✕ 240 in. (213.4 ✕ 609.6 cm)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 100

1962 - 1963 / 1973 - 1975

Dedalus Sketchbook: Mulligan’s Tower, 1982, ink on paper, 7 3/4 ✕ 5 7/8 in. (19.7 ✕ 14.9 cm)

Dedalus Sketchbook: Mulligan’s Tower

1982

Samurai No. 2, 1974, acrylic on Upson board, 48 ✕ 36 in. (121.9 ✕ 91.4 cm)

Samurai No. 2

1974

Threatening Presence, 1976, acrylic on canvas, 72 ✕ 180 in. (182.9 ✕ 457.2 cm)

Threatening Presence

1976

Untitled (Wash and Line Drawing), 1985, ink, ink wash, and crayon on paper, 10 7/8 ✕ 13 5/8 in. (27.6 ✕ 34.6 cm)

Untitled (Wash and Line Drawing)

1985

D389 28904 Web

Lyric Suite: Bleeding Black No. 4

1965

Open White and Black, 1969, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 88 ✕ 122 in. (223.5 ✕ 309.9 cm)

Open White and Black

1969

Summertime in Italy No. 7 (in Golden Ochre), 1964, oil and charcoal on canvas, 85 ✕ 69 in. (215.9 ✕ 175.3 cm)

Summertime in Italy No. 7 (in Golden Ochre)

1961 - 1964

The Black Sun, 1959, oil on paper mounted on paperboard, 28 3/4 ✕ 22 3/4 in. (73 ✕ 57.8 cm)

The Black Sun

1959 - 1960

C104 32189 Web

N.R.F. Collage No. 1

1959 - 1960

Mexican Night, 1979, acrylic on canvas, 48 ✕ 48 in. (121.9 ✕ 121.9 cm)

Mexican Night

1979

C2 32082 Web

Untitled

1943

C607 32693 Web

Port de Boston II

1977

Open No. 1: In Yellow Ochre, 1967, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 114 ✕ 84 in. (289.6 ✕ 213.4 cm)

Open No. 1: In Yellow Ochre

1967

C39 32123 Web

The Pink Mirror

1946

Je t’aime No. II, 1955 oil and charcoal on canvas, 54 ✕ 72 in. (137.2 ✕ 182.9 cm)

Je t’aime No. II

1955

Face of the Night (For Octavio Paz), 1981, acrylic on canvas, 72 ✕ 180 in. (182.9 ✕ 457.2 cm)

Face of the Night (For Octavio Paz)

ca. 1977 - 1979 / 1981

Motherwell, Robert

Three Personages Shot (6 June)

1944

Stephen's Iron Crown, 1981, acrylic on canvas, 88 ✕ 120 in. (223.5 ✕ 304.8 cm)

Stephen's Iron Crown

1981

D426 55439 Web

Lyric Suite: Red and Blue No. 4

1965

The Figure 4 on an Elegy, 1960, Oil on paper mounted on Masonite, 22 3/4 ✕ 28 3/4 in. (57.8 ✕ 73 cm)

The Figure 4 on an Elegy

1960

Untitled (Elegy Sketch), 1977, ink on rag paper, 7 ✕ 10 in. (17.8 ✕ 25.4 cm)

Untitled (Elegy Sketch)

1977

D261 28052 Web

Drawing

1958

The Voyage: Ten Years After, 1962, oil and charcoal on canvas, 68 3/4 ✕ 205 3/4 in. (174.6 ✕ 522.6 cm)

The Voyage: Ten Years After

1960 - 1961 / 1962

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 78, 1962, oil and magna on canvas, 71 ✕ 132 1/4 in. (180.3 ✕ 335.9 cm)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 78

1962

Wall Painting No. III, 1953, oil on canvas, 54 1/2 ✕ 72 1/8 in. (138.4 ✕ 183.2 cm)

Wall Painting No. III

1953

Wall Painting with Stripes, 1945, oil on canvas, 54 ✕ 67 1/8 in. (137.2 ✕ 170.5 cm)

Wall Painting with Stripes

1944 / 1945

The Wild Duck, 1974, Acrylic and charcoal on Upson board, 36 ✕ 24 in. (91.4 ✕ 61 cm)

The Wild Duck

1974

Untitled (Hollow Men Sketch), 1986, graphite on mylar, 14 1/2 ✕ 22 in. (36.8 ✕ 55.9 cm)

Untitled (Hollow Men Sketch)

1986

In Plato's Cave No. 1, 1972, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 72 ✕ 96 in. (182.9 ✕ 243.8 cm)

In Plato's Cave No. 1

1972

Drunk with Turpentine No. 50, 1979, oil on paper, 23 ✕ 29 in. (58.4 ✕ 73.7 cm)

Drunk with Turpentine No. 50

1979

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 171, 1988-1989, acrylic on canvas, 84 ✕ 168 in. (213.4 ✕ 426.7 cm)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 171

1988 - 1989

Guillotine, 1981, oil and acrylic on canvas, 66 ✕ 50 in. (167.6 ✕ 127 cm)

Guillotine

1966 / 1973 / 1979 - 1981

Open Forms (from the Joyce Sketchbook), 1985, ink on paper, 3 ✕ 5 in. (7.6 ✕ 12.7 cm)

Open Forms (from the Joyce Sketchbook)

1985

Jour La Maison, Nuit La Rue, 1958, oil on canvas, 69 3/4 ✕ 89 5/8 in. (177.2 ✕ 227.6 cm)

Jour La Maison, Nuit La Rue

1957 - 1958

Africa, 1965, acrylic on canvas, 81 ✕ 222 1/2 in. (205.7 ✕ 565.2 cm)

Africa

1964 - 1965

C66 32151 Web

Histoire d’un Peintre

1956

Elegy to the Spanish Republic XXXIV, 1954, oil on canvas, 80 ✕ 100 in. (203.2 ✕ 254 cm)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic XXXIV

1953 - 1954

The Hollow Men, 1983, acrylic, charcoal, and graphite on canvas, 88 ✕ 176 in. (223.5 ✕ 447 cm)

The Hollow Men

1983

Recuerdo de Coyoacán, 1942, oil on canvas, 42 ✕ 34 in. (106.7 ✕ 86.4 cm)

Recuerdo de Coyoacán

1942

Personage, with Yellow Ochre and White, 1947, Oil on canvas, 72 ✕ 54 in. (182.9 ✕ 137.2 cm)

Personage, with Yellow Ochre and White

1947

C76 32161 Web

Fockink No. 2

1957 - 1958

L.1983.13

Madrid No. 1

1958

D355 29965 Web

Automatism No. 2A (for Frank O'Hara)

1965

Summer Open with Mediterranean Blue, 1974, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 48 ✕ 108 in. (121.9 ✕ 274.3 cm)

Summer Open with Mediterranean Blue

1974

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 70, 1961, oil on canvas, 69 ✕ 114 in. (175.3 ✕ 289.6 cm)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 70

1961

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 172 (with Blood), 1989-1990, acrylic and oil stick on canvas, 84 ✕ 120 in. (213.4 ✕ 304.8 cm)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 172 (with Blood)

1989 - 1990

The Garden Window, 1969, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 60 ✕ 49 in. (152.4 ✕ 124.5 cm)

The Garden Window

1969 / 1990

Open Drawing, 1967, ink on paper, 11 3/8 ✕ 14 3/8 in. (28.9 ✕ 36.5 cm)

Open Drawing

1967

New England Elegy, 1966, acrylic on canvas, 156 ✕ 180 in. (396.2 ✕ 457.2 cm)

New England Elegy

1966

Madrid, 1950, oil on canvas, 29 7/8 ✕ 38 in. (75.9 ✕ 96.5 cm)

Madrid

ca. 1950

[#Beginning of Shooting Data Section] Image Size:L (8256 x 5504), FX 2019/09/19 15:34:38.21 Time Zone and Date:UTC-8, DST:ON Lossless Compressed RAW (14-bit) Artist:Alan Shaffer Copyright:2019 Nikon D850 Lens:VR 24-120mm f/4G Focal Length:78mm Focus Mode:AF-S AF-Area Mode:Auto VR:OFF AF Fine Tune:OFF Aperture:f/18 Shutter Speed:1/125s Exposure Mode:Manual Exposure Comp.:0EV Exposure Tuning: Metering:Matrix ISO Sensitivity:ISO 200 Device: White Balance:Auto1, 0, 0 (4890K) Color Space:Adobe RGB High ISO NR:ON (High) Long Exposure NR:OFF Active D-Lighting:OFF Vignette Control:High Auto Distortion Control:ON Picture Control:[SD] STANDARD Base:[SD] STANDARD Quick Adjust: 0.00 Sharpening:+3.00 Clarity:+1.00 Contrast: 0.00 Brightness: 0.00 Saturation: 0.00 Hue: 0.00 Filter Effects: Toning: Optimize Image: Color Mode: Tone Comp.: Hue Adjustment: Saturation: Sharpening: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Altitude Reference: Heading: UTC: Map Datum: [#End of Shooting Data Section]

Bird No. 1

ca. 1950

Motherwell, Robert

Mexican Sketchbook (Page 3)

1941

The Grand Inquisitor, 1989-1990, acrylic and graphite on canvas, 72 ✕ 171 1/8 in. (182.9 ✕ 434.7 cm)

The Grand Inquisitor

1989 - 1990

C42 32126 Web

The Poet

1947

Motherwell, Robert

Untitled

1967

C69 32154 Web

The Tearingness of Collaging

1957

Doorway with Figure, 1949, Casein on paper mounted on Masonite, 48 ✕ 39 3/4 in. (121.9 ✕ 101 cm)

Doorway with Figure

1949

339.1955, 7/21/05, 4:10 PM, 8C, 4700x7030 (632+258), 100%, Default Settin, 1/20 s, R74.1, G48.7, B57.0

The Voyage

1949

C289 32375 Web

Gauloises with Scarlet

1972 / 1982

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 55, 1961, oil on canvas, 70 ✕ 76 1/8 in. (177.8 ✕ 193.4 cm)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 55

1955 - 1960 /1961 / 1962

Untitled (from the Joyce Sketchbook), 1985, ink and china marker on paper, 3 ✕ 4 7/8 in. (7.6 ✕ 12.4 cm)

Untitled (from the Joyce Sketchbook)

1985

A Sculptor’s Picture, with Blue, 1958, oil on canvas, 70 1/2 ✕ 76 in. (179.1 ✕ 193 cm)

A Sculptor’s Picture, with Blue

1958

The Emperor of China, 1947 oil on Masonite, 48 ✕ 36 in. (121.9 ✕ 91.4 cm)

The Emperor of China

1947

Interior with Pink Nude, 1951, oil on Masonite, 44 ✕ 55 in. (111.8 ✕ 139.7 cm)

Interior with Pink Nude

1951

D84 26906 Web

Untitled

1944

C52 32137 Web

Collage in Yellow and White, with Torn Elements

1949

D278 27770 Web

Automatism Series

1958

Church (from the Joyce Sketchbook), 1985, Ink, oil pastel, and graphite on paper, 3 ✕ 5 in. (7.6 ✕ 12.7 cm)

Church (from the Joyce Sketchbook)

1985

D14 26684 Web

For Pajarita

1941

The Big 4, 1988, Acrylic and chalk on canvas, 84 ✕ 168 in. (213.4 ✕ 426.7 cm)

The Big 4

1985 - 1986 / 1987 / 1988

C11 32091 Web

Mallarmé’s Swan

1942 - 1944

Motherwell , Robert

Pancho Villa, Dead and Alive

1943

Open No. 24: In Variations of Orange, 1968, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 81 ✕ 108 1/4 in. (205.7 ✕ 275 cm)

Open No. 24: In Variations of Orange

1968

C17 32100 Web

View from a High Tower

1944 - 1945

Two Figures with Cerulean Blue Stripe, 1960, oil on canvas, 84 ✕ 109 1/4 in. (213.4 ✕ 277.5 cm)

Two Figures with Cerulean Blue Stripe

1960

D815 28718 Web

Lyric Suite

1965

The Homely Protestant, 1948, oil and casein on Masonite, 97 3/4 ✕ 48 1/4 in. (248.3 ✕ 122.6 cm)

The Homely Protestant

1948

Elegy to the Spanish Republic, 1961, oil and charcoal on canvas, 68 ✕ 99 1/2 in. (172.7 ✕ 252.7 cm)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic

1958 - 1961

Mexican Past, 1990-1991, acrylic on canvas, 72 ✕ 144 in. (182.9 ✕ 365.8 cm)

Mexican Past

1990 - 1991

Dublin 1916, with Black and Tan, 1964, oil and acrylic on canvas, 84 1/8 ✕ 204 1/4 in. (213.7 ✕ 518.8 cm)

Dublin 1916, with Black and Tan

1963 - 1964

The Little Spanish Prison, 1941, oil on canvas, 27 1/4 ✕ 17 1/8 in. (69.2 ✕ 43.5 cm)

The Little Spanish Prison

1941 - 1944 / ca. 1959 / 1969

Untitled, 1978, colored pencil on paper, 9 1/2 ✕ 21 in. (24.1 ✕ 53.3 cm)

Untitled

1978

The Spanish Death, 1975, acrylic on canvas, 96 ✕ 74 1/2 in. (243.8 ✕ 189.2 cm)

The Spanish Death

1975

Frontier No. 4, 1958, oil and alkyd on paperboard, 15 x 18 in. (38.1 ✕ 45.7 cm)

Frontier No. 4

1958

D142 27309 Web

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 1

1948

Fishes with Red Stripe, 1954, oil on paper mounted on board, 42 1/2 ✕ 41 1/4 in. (108 ✕ 104.8 cm)

Fishes with Red Stripe

1952 - 1954

A View No. 1, 1958, oil on canvas, 81 1/8 ✕ 104 in. (206.1 ✕ 264.2 cm)

A View No. 1

1958

C126 32212 Web

Sky and Pelikan

1961

Open Paper Painting No. 1, 1975, acrylic and charcoal on paper, 18 1/4 ✕ 24 1/4 in. (46.4 ✕ 61.6 cm)

Open Paper Painting No. 1

1975

D45 26777 Web

The Door

1943

C124 32210 Web

The French Line

1960

Untitled, 1976, ink on paper, 9 ✕ 12 in. (22.9 ✕ 30.5 cm)

Untitled

1976

Golden Bough, 1986, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 90 ✕ 216 in. (228.6 ✕ 548.6 cm)

The Golden Bough

1986

Untitled, 10/15/07, 3:31 PM, 16C, 7014x6126 (985+2051), 100%, HMI_Curve, 1/15 s, R53.8, G19.3, B19.9

Lyric Suite

1965

Phoenician Red Studio, 1977, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 86 ✕ 192 in. (218.4 ✕ 487.7 cm)

Phoenician Red Studio

1977

Beside the Sea No. 5, 1962, Oil on paper, 29 ✕ 23 in. (73.7 ✕ 58.4 cm)

Beside the Sea No. 5

1962

C71 32156 Web

Ash Wednesday

1957

Totemic Figure, 1960, oil and charcoal on canvas, 84 ✕ 109 in. (213.4 ✕ 276.9 cm)

Totemic Figure

1958 - 1960

Summertime in Italy No. 28, 1962, oil and charcoal on canvas, 96 1/2 ✕ 72 in. (245.1 ✕ 182.9 cm)

Summertime in Italy No. 28

1962

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 108 (The Barcelona Elegy), 1966, oil and acrylic on canvas, 84 ✕ 147 in. (213.4 ✕ 373.4 cm)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 108 (The Barcelona Elegy)

1966

La Belle Mexicaine (Maria), 1941, Oil on canvas, 29 1/2 ✕ 23 3/4 in. (74.9 ✕ 60.3 cm)

La Belle Mexicaine (Maria)

1941

C441 32527 Web

Unglückliche Liebe

1974

Spanish Picture with Window, 1941, oil on canvas, 42 ✕ 34 in. (106.7 ✕ 86.4 cm)

Spanish Picture with Window

1941

Wall of the Temple, 1951, oil on Masonite, 96 ✕ 192 in. (243.8 ✕ 487.7 cm)

Wall of the Temple

1951

C889 32975 Web

The Blue Guitar

1990 - 1991

Je t’aime No. III with Loaf of Bread, 1955, oil and charcoal on canvas, 72 ✕ 54 in. (182.9 ✕ 137.2 cm)

Je t’aime No. III with Loaf of Bread

1955

Elegy for the Spanish Republic, XXXV, 1958, oil and Magna on canvas, 80 ✕ 100 in. (203.2 ✕ 254 cm)

Elegy for the Spanish Republic, XXXV

1954 - 1958