Description: MOTHERWELL, ROBERT. Original Autograph Note Signed by Robert Motherwell to His Friend, Art Critic Arthur A. Cohen With a Black & White Photograph of the Artist at Work. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1972. Original Autograph Note Signed by Robert Motherwell to to art critic and historian Arthur A. Cohen and his wife affixed to the back of a black & white photograph of the artist at work. Inscribed: “To Arthur & Elaine, with love & many thanks from Bob M., 24 Jan, 1972”. The note measures roughly 7” x 4 1/2” and is taped to the back of the 6 1/2” x 9 3/4” photo showing Motherwell working on a painting, holding a pen in hand. With a few thumbtack holes at the edges of the photo, else fine. Arthur A. Cohen was a close personal friend of Motherwell’s and wrote the foreword to the book, ‘Robert Motherwell. Selected Prints: 1961 - 1974’. Robert Motherwell (1915 - 1991) was an American abstract expressionist painter and printmaker. He originated the term ‘New York School’ and was one of its youngest members, a group which also included Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Philip Guston. His is perhaps best known for his long-running series of paintings "Elegies for the Spanish Republic.” He was once married to fellow abstract expressionist artist Helen Frankenthaler and in 1989 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
Price: 308 USD
Location: Santa Barbara, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed by: Robert Motherwell
Signed: Yes
Industry: Historical
Year: 1972
Format: Affixed to Verso of B&W Photo of Motherwell
