Lot 15
Lot 15
Property Sold to Benefit Art for Access at Bennington College
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)

Sea Lion with Red Stripe

    Price Realised USD 37,500
    Estimate
    USD 30,000 - USD 50,000
    Try our
    Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)

    Sea Lion with Red Stripe

    Price Realised USD 37,500
    Price Realised USD 37,500
    • Details
    • Lot Essay
    • More from
    DetailsLot EssayMore from
    Details
    Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
    Sea Lion with Red Stripe
    signed with the artist's initials and dated 'RM 59' (upper right)
    oil and printed paper collage on paper
    29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm.)
    Executed in 1959.
    Provenance
    Gift of the artist to the present owner, 1960
    Literature
    H. H. Arnason, Robert Motherwell, New York, 1977, p. 54.
    H. H. Arnason, Robert Motherwell, New York, 1982, p. 54.
    “Bennington College Collection at the Williams College Museum of Art,” Journal of the Print World, vol. 14, no. 4, 1991, p. 28.
    M. A. Caws, Robert Motherwell: What Art Holds, New York, 1996, p. 157.
    J. Flam, K. Rogers and T. Clifford, eds., Robert Motherwell, Paintings and Collages, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Volume Three: Collages and Paintings on Paper and Paperboard, New Haven and London, 2012, p. 72, no. C94 (illustrated).
    Exhibited
    Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art, An Exhibition of the Work of Robert Motherwell, January 1963, no. 12 (illustrated).
    Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Charles Hayden Memorial Library New Gallery, Robert Motherwell, February-Match 1963.
    Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Cleveland Museum of Art; Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Collages of Robert Motherwell: A Retrospective Exhibition, November 1972-June 1973, p. 66, no. 18 (illustrated).
    Williamston, Massachusetts, Williams College Museum of Art, Selections from the Collection of Bennington College, June-December 1991.
    • Conditions of Sale
    • FAQs
    • This lot is offered by Christie's Inc
    Brought to you by
    Noah Davis
    A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.
    +1 212 468 7173

    Lot Essay

    Generally, in collages I only use things that happen to be in the studio. They represent familiarity and in a certain way domesticity. – Robert Motherwell

    Related Articles

    Sorry, we are unable to display this content. Please check your connection.
    More from
    First Open | Online
    View All