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Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Lot 68 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK

Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)

Tapestry Study No. 5

Closed27 September 2018

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USD 106,250

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Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Tapestry Study No. 5
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'RM 72' (upper right)
acrylic on paper
22 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (53.7 x 28.9 cm.)
Painted in 1972.

Lee V. Eastman, New York, acquired directly from the artist
His. sale; Christie's, New York, 9 November 2005, lot 234
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Specialist note

“With me, painting is not an act of will, it’s a happenstance that comes from some deep inner hunger that’s always there.”
-Robert Motherwell