Robert Motherwell was an American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, and editor. He was one of the youngest of the New York School, which also included Philip Guston, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko.
Trained in philosophy, Motherwell became an artist, regarded as among the most articulate of the abstract expressionist painters. He was known for his series of abstract paintings and prints which touched on political, philosophical and literary themes, such as the Elegies to the Spanish Republic.
Trained in philosophy, Motherwell became an artist, regarded as among the most articulate of the abstract expressionist painters. He was known for his series of abstract paintings and prints which touched on political, philosophical and literary themes, such as the Elegies to the Spanish Republic.
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The Little Spanish Prison (1944)
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The Little Spanish Prison – The Dedalus Foundation
Reconciliation Elegy
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Reconciliation Elegy - National Gallery of Art
The Homely Protestant
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Interior with Pink Nude
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Interior with Pink Nude – The Dedalus Foundation
In Plato's Cave No.V
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In Plato's Cave No. V by Robert Motherwell (WAM) | David and ...
Elegy to the Spanish Republic XXXIV
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Elegy to the Spanish Republic XXXIV | Buffalo AKG Art Museum
“Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it.”
Robert Motherwell
Jan 24, 1915 - Jul 16, 1991
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