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Robert Motherwell

Gauloises Bleues (Raw Umber Edge)

Maker

Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991), designer
Donn Horatio Steward (American, 1921-1986), printer
Universal Limited Art Editions, publisher

Title

Gauloises Bleues (Raw Umber Edge)

Year

1971

Medium

  • Color Etching,
  • aquatint,
  • line photoengraving

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Color Etching,
  • aquatint,
  • line photoengraving

Materials

aquatint, line photoengraving

Supports

  • Medium weight cream Auvergne handmade wove paper

Dimensions

29.2 x 16.4 cm (11 1/2 x 6 7/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil, signed and numbered in pencil under image on right; "R. Motherwell 9/38"

Verso:in pencil in UL: "2757"

Marks: Watermarks:AUVERGNE A LA MAIN (inscribed in an oval)and 1326 inscribed in oval, over a heart with 2 lines in it, over RICHARD DE BAS inscribed in oval Blindstamp in LL:(LAE inscribed in U) = Universal Limited Art Editions chopmark

Identification

Edition

9/38

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Object Number

72.152

Type

  • Prints

Publications

  • Books

Selection III: Contemporary Graphics

Exhibition History

A Special Genius
Contemporary American Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Sep 01, 1976 – Oct 03, 1976
Selection III
Contemporary Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Apr 05, 1973 – May 06, 1973

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Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991), designer
Donn Horatio Steward (American, 1921-1986), printer
Universal Limited Art Editions, publisher
Gauloises Bleues (Raw Umber Edge), 1971
Color Etching; aquatint; line photoengraving
29.2 x 16.4 cm (11 1/2 x 6 7/16 inches) (plate)
Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts 72.152

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