Robert Motherwell

London Exhibition of Motherwell's Inventive Drawings Appeals to Collectors

Released: November 30, 2011

Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) Untitled, 1963. Oil, acrylic and ink on paper, 73.7 x 58.4 cm © Dedalus Foundation, Inc./Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Asking price $135,000.

Private collectors, predominantly from the UK and Europe, have found the creative drawings by the American Abstract Expressionist artist Robert Motherwell irresistible. Of the 90 works in Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper (11 October to 26 November 2011), the first ever exhibition dedicated to drawings and paintings on paper by the artist to be held in Britain, some 70 sold at prices between $10,000 and $300,000, resulting in one of the most successful exhibitions staged by the ...

Collectors Fall Under Motherwell's Spell

Released: October 14, 2011

Robert Motherwell, From the Lyric Suite, 1965. Red and blue ink on rice paper, 28 x 23 cms.

Collectors, predominantly from the UK and Europe, have fallen under the spell of the American Abstract Expressionist artist Robert Motherwell (1915-1991). In the first three days of Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper, the first ever exhibition dedicated to drawings and paintings on paper by the artist to be held in Britain, 49 works from the Lyric Suite alone were sold. The Bernard Jacobson Gallery, at 6 Cork Street, London W1, where the show opened on 11 October and is on view until 26 ...