Untitled
Object Name
Category
Drawings
Date
1946
Medium
gouache, black and colored inks on paper
Credit Line
Purchased with funds from an Anonymous Donor, with support from the Dedalus Foundation, 1998
Object Number
98/82
Location
Not currently on display
Dimensions
Overall: 26.7 x 17.8 cm (10 1/2 x 7 in.)
Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings
Signature
Signed and dated on recto in bottom right corner in black ink: R.M. / 46; Signed and dated on verso in black ink: Robert Motherwell / 1946
Inscription
Inscribed on recto in bottom right corner in black ink: R.M. / 46; verso in black ink: Robert Motherwell / 1946; [An inscription is present on the verso. It has been covered in a white paint or white out and is presently illegible.The hinging and extremely fragile cleaving paint on the recto do not allow for the support to be manipulated so that the inscription can be seen]
Markings
Gallery label on backboard: The William Benton Museum of Art ... "17 Abstract Artists of East Hampton: / Pollock Years. 1946-56" / October 11 - November 16, 1980 / Robert Motherwell Untitled, 1946 / gouache / Lent by Robert Motherwell ROBERT MOTHERWELL / "Untitled" (1946) / Gouache / 10 1/2 x 7 inches