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Robert Motherwell 1915–1991
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Five Circles

1972
lithograph in colors 39¾ h × 27½ w in (101 × 70 cm)

estimate: $1,200–1,800

result: $4,875

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Signed and numbered to lower left ‘Robert Motherwell XII/XX’. This work is impression 12 of 20 from the deluxe edition in roman numerals apart from the numbered edition of 80 printed and published by Erker-Presse, St. Gallen.
literature: Banach 107 | Belknap 78

It is sometimes forgotten how much wit there is in certain works of abstract art. There is a certain point in undergoing anguish when one encounters the comic.

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Robert Motherwell 1915–1991
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Five Circles

Five Circles

It is sometimes forgotten how much wit there is in certain works of abstract art. There is a certain point in undergoing anguish when one encounters the comic.

Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell 1915–1991 follow artist

Five Circles

Five Circles

It is sometimes forgotten how much wit there is in certain works of abstract art. There is a certain point in undergoing anguish when one encounters the comic.

Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell 1915–1991
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