Robert Motherwell Red Sea I 1976 Signed Etching Edition of 100
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description: Artist: Robert Motherwell Title: Red Sea I, 1976 Medium: Lift-Ground Etching and Aquatint on Arches Cover Paper Image Size: 23.75" x 19.875" Sheet Size: 49.5" x 29" Edition: "Trial", aside from the edition of 100 Year: 1976 Publisher: Abrams Original Editions, Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York Inscription: Signed and marked "Trial" on the bottom front Documentation: It is documented in the literature Engberg & Banach 193, and includes a Gallery Certificate of Authenticity from Modern Artifact "Red Sea I" (1976) is a significant work by Robert Motherwell, demonstrating his mastery of printmaking and engagement with Abstract Expressionism. Created with lift-ground etching and aquatint on Arches Cover paper, the print combines bold, sweeping black forms with a vibrant red ground. The composition creates rich tonal contrasts, movement, and emotional intensity. Its gestural marks reflect Motherwell's ability to convey urgency, passion, and narrative through abstraction and a limited color palette. The work is held in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) and was exhibited in *Robert Motherwell and Frank Stella: Prints from the Permanent Collection* at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Its museum presence underscores its importance within Motherwell's oeuvre and twentieth-century printmaking. Other Motherwell prints from the 1970s are held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The British Museum. Robert Motherwell's "Red Sea I" is part of an edition of 100, with 20 artist's proofs. Published by Abrams Original Editions, Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York, it is documented in the literature Engberg & Banach 193. The work is signed and marked ‘Trial' on the bottom front, and purchase includes a gallery certificate of authenticity from Modern Artifact. Please note that digital renderings and photographs may feature frames, plinths, or other display staging for illustrative purposes only. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, artwork is sold unframed and with…
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