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Gauloises on Scarlet over Yellow No. 3
Details
ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991)
Gauloises on Scarlet over Yellow No. 3
incised with the artist's initials and date 'RM 72' (lower left); incised again with the artist's initials and date 'RM 72' (lower right)
acrylic and printed paper collage on canvasboard
30 x 15 in. (76.2 x 38.1 cm.)
Executed in 1972-1982.
Gauloises on Scarlet over Yellow No. 3
incised with the artist's initials and date 'RM 72' (lower left); incised again with the artist's initials and date 'RM 72' (lower right)
acrylic and printed paper collage on canvasboard
30 x 15 in. (76.2 x 38.1 cm.)
Executed in 1972-1982.
Provenance
Dedalus Foundation, New York, 1991
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 14 May 2003, lot 154
Evelyn Aimis Fine Art, Miami, 2003
Private collection, London, 2004
Private collection, 2004
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 11 May 2016, lot 209
Private collection, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 14 May 2003, lot 154
Evelyn Aimis Fine Art, Miami, 2003
Private collection, London, 2004
Private collection, 2004
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 11 May 2016, lot 209
Private collection, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
J. Flam, K. Rogers and T. Clifford, eds., Robert Motherwell Paintings and Collages, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Volume Three: Collages and Paintings on Paper and Paperboard, New Haven and London, 2012, p. 170, no. C333 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Andrea Rosen Gallery, Robert Motherwell Collages, October-December 2015.
Further details
Motherwell slightly modified the composition of this work in 1982, painting the red ground in a bit closer to the Gauloises package.
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