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LOT 80

Lot 80

Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)

Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Lot 80 Details
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), American

ABYSS, 1978 [T. 197]

monotype printed in ochre with collage on Buff Fabriano paper, with full margins
initialled and editioned "U/Y" in pencil upper right; from the edition of 25 (numbered A-Y), there were also 4 artist's proofs; printed by Catherine Mosley, Greenwich, in the artist's studio, with the artist's blind stamp lower right, published by Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York.
24.1 x 29.6 in — 61.3 x 75.3 cm

Estimate $2,500-$3,500

Realised: $4,750
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
  • Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
  • Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
  • Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Provenance:

Sotheby's, New York, 4-5 May 1983
Private Collection, Toronto, ON

Literature:

Terenzio 197.

CONDITION DETAILS

Good overall condition.
Slight creasing to upper left margin. Not examined out of frame, the whole sheet visible.

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