Robert MOTHERWELL
United States of America 1915 – 1991
America - La France variations I
1984 Print, planographic, collage
Technique: colour lithograph, collage
Impression: 66/70
Edition: edition of 70: plus 20AP; RTP; PPI; PPII; A; C
Publisher: Tyler Graphics Ltd, Bedford Village, New York
Primary Insc: signed lower right corner, pencil "Motherwell". not dated
comp 105.6 h x 71.2 w cm
sheet 117.4 h x 81.8 w cm
Cat Raisonné: Terenzio (1991), 297; Walker Art Centre (1987), 443; TGL print documentation, 1984.
Purchased with the assistance of the Orde Poynton Fund 2002
Accession No: NGA 2002.1.85
© Robert Motherwell/VAGA. Licensed by Viscopy
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Robert MOTHERWELL
United States of America 1915 – 1991
America - La France variations I
1984 Print, planographic, collage
Technique: colour lithograph, collage
Support: white, wove, handmade, TGL paper; white, wove, machine mouldmade, Arches Cover paper
Manufacturer's Mark: no manufacturer's mark
Impression: 66/70
Edition: edition of 70: plus 20AP; RTP; PPI; PPII; A; C
Publisher: Tyler Graphics Ltd, Bedford Village, New York
Place Published: New York
Date Published: 1984
Edition Notes: A 13 colour lithograph, collage printed from 12 aluminium plates. Nine colours were printed on the TGL white paper in the following order: tan, yellow-ochre, red, dark tan, brown, red, grey, blue and black. Three colours were printed on the Arches Cover paper in the following order: medium tan, green and blue. The printed Arches Cover paper was cut and adhered to the TGL paper.
Papermaking by Steve Reeves and Tom Strianese. Prep work for transfer from artist's original paper collage material to print processes by Kenneth Tyler. Preparation of film copy from collage elements for platemaking by Lee Funderburg, plate preparation and processing by Funderburg, and proofing and edition printing by Roger Campbell and Funderburg. Preparation and adhering of collage elements by Campbell, Funderburg and Tyler.
White powdercoated wooden frame.
Primary Insc: signed lower right corner, pencil "Motherwell". not dated
Secondary Insc: numbered lower right corner, pencil "66/70"
Tertiary Insc: embossed lower right corner, TGL chop [hexagon]
comp 105.6 h x 71.2 w cm
sheet 117.4 h x 81.8 w cm
Cat Raisonné: Terenzio (1991), 297; Walker Art Centre (1987), 443; TGL print documentation, 1984.
Purchased with the assistance of the Orde Poynton Fund 2002
Accession No: NGA 2002.1.85
© Robert Motherwell/VAGA. Licensed by Viscopy
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