Robert Motherwell: Early Collages

Robert Motherwell: Early Collages

Robert Motherwell: Early Collages, published to accompany an exhibition devoted exclusively to Motherwellâ‚¬s works on paper from the 1940s and early 1950s, reexamines the origins of the artistâ‚¬s style and his revelatory encounter with the papier collÂ© technique that he described in 1944 as â‚¬Å“the greatest of our discoveries.â‚¬Â Motherwellâ‚¬s enthusiasm for and dedication to the collage medium for the remainder of his career sets him apart from other artists of his generation and extended beyond the mere physical presence of pasted cut-and-torn papers. Featuring approximately 60 works and four essays that delve into artistsâ‚¬ engagements with collage in the first half of the twentieth century, Motherwellâ‚¬s early career with patron Peggy Guggenheim, underlying humanitarian themes during World War II and the artistâ‚¬s materials, Early Collages provides a vital reassessment of Motherwellâ‚¬s work in the collage medium.
Robert Motherwell (1915â‚¬â€œ1991) studied painting at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, at Stanford, Harvard and Columbia. His first solo show was presented at the Raymond Duncan Gallery in Paris in 1939. In 1941, Motherwell traveled to Mexico with Roberto Matta. After returning to New York, his circle came to include William Baziotes, Willem de Kooning, Hans Hofmann and Jackson Pollock. In 1944, Motherwell became editor of the Documents of Modern Art series of books, and participated in Fourteen Americans at The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1946. The artist subsequently taught and lectured throughout the United States. A retrospective of his works organized by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, traveled throughout the United States from 1983 to 1985.
Country USA
Brand Guggenheim Museum
Manufacturer Guggenheim Museum Publications
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 17401
ReleaseDate 2013-10-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780892074976

Country	USA
Brand	Guggenheim Museum
Manufacturer	Guggenheim Museum Publications
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	17401
ReleaseDate	2013-10-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780892074976

Robert Motherwell: Early Collages

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