ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991)
Untitled, from Dutch Linen Suite
etching and aquatint, on gray Dutch Linen handmade paper, 1974, signed in pencil, numbered 22/26 (there were also four artist's proofs in Roman numerals), published by the artist, New York, with his blindstamp
Image: 19¹⁄₂ x 15⁵⁄₈ in. (495 x 397 mm.)
Sheet: 28¹⁄₂ x 24¹⁄₂ in. (724 x 622 mm.)

Estate of the artist
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1991

Belknap 130; Engberg & Banach 155

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This sequence of five etchings is distinguished by the very rough and irregular surface of the paper. Each impression printed looks somewhat different. A popular paper at the time, Dutch Linen contains flecks of color as well as metal filings from the screens used in the papermaking process. These filings occasionally showed up as rust spots after the paper was dried.