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St. Louis Contemporary and Classic: The May Collection

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St. Louis Classic and Contemporary: the May Collection is a carefully curated auction presenting an exceptional breadth of fine art, works on paper, decorative arts and collectibles spanning multiple collecting disciplines, with highlights including works by Robert Motherwell, Willem de Koonig, Marc Chagall, Hans Bellmer, Sol LeWitt, Leslie Dill, Alexander Calder, Laszlo Dus, Ed Eugene Boccia and Siegfried Reinhardt alongside important American and European decorative arts.
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Lot 152

Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991). Signs on White (1981). Etching, Aquatint on Wove Paper. Ed. 6/59

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Starting Bid
$1,000

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Sight Height 27.5 in., Width 33.5 in. Framed Height 36.75 in., Width 43 in. Signed lower right, numbered 6/59. Artists blindstamp lower right. Artist Robert Motherwell was a pivotal figure in American Abstract Expressionism. His first solo exhibit was presented in 1944 at Peggy Guggenheims Art of this Century Gallery in New York. Motherwell was actually one of the first artists of his generation to be given a retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1965. A prolific artist, he created significant works up until his death in 1991. A widely collected artist, his works are included in hundreds of museums and collections around the world including the Whitney Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Art, Walker Art Center, MoMA and Tate Modern.

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