Robert Motherwell Drawings: A Catalogue Raisonne (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300226683)

This highly anticipated, definitive publication documenting Robert Motherwell's 1,413 known drawings is an essential resource for artists, scholars, collectors, and aficionados

Chosen by Brooklyn Rail as one of the "Ten Best Art Books of 2022"

The drawings of Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) are critical to understanding his larger career, but they have been underexplored in scholarship. This long-awaited publication is the first comprehensive compilation of Motherwell's drawings. During a career that lasted half a century, Motherwell, one of the preeminent artists of the Abstract Expressionist movement, created a large and varied body of work. He employed a broad range of imagery, inventing, refining, and reinventing his signature motifs. Drawing, which Motherwell described as "perhaps the only medium as fast as the mind itself," was crucial to his output.

This two-volume catalogue raisonné includes works from private collections never before seen by the public, as well as works from public collections worldwide. The first volume explores the significance of drawing throughout Motherwell's career and illuminates how his drawings both inform and are distinct from his work in other media; it also includes a detailed bibliography and exhibition history of the drawings. The second volume illustrates and thoroughly documents his 1,413 known drawings.

Author: Katy Rogers
ISBN-10: 0300226683
ISBN-13: 9780300226683
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/29/2022
Pages: 784
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 12.03lbs
Size: 12.20h x 10.39w x 3.39d