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ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991)
Dublin Harbor, from the Dedalus Sketchbook; Molly as Tower, from the Dedalus Sketchbook; River Liffey, from the Dedalus Sketchbook; Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook; Tower Study, from the Dedalus Sketchbook; Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook; Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook; Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook; Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook; Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook [Ten Works]
(i) Dublin Harbor, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
signed with the artist's initials 'RM' (upper left)
ink on paper
8 x 934 in. (20.3 x 24.8 cm.)
Executed in 1982.

(ii) Molly as Tower, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
signed and watermarked with the artist's initials 'RM RM' (lower left)
ink on paper
6 x 734 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1982.

(iii) River Liffey, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
signed with the artist's initials 'RM' (lower right)
ink on paper
8 x 934 in. (20.3 x 24.8 cm.)
Executed in 1982.

(iv) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
signed with the artist's initials 'RM' (upper right); watermarked with the artist's initials 'RM' (lower left)
ink on paper
6 x 734 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1982.

(v) Tower Study, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
signed with the artist's initials 'RM' (upper right)
ink on paper
8 x 934 in. (20.3 x 24.8 cm.)
Executed in 1982.

(vi) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
signed with the artist's initials 'RM' (lower left); watermarked with the artist's initials 'RM' (lower right)
ink on paper
6 x 734 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1982.

(vii) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
signed with the artist's initials 'RM' (upper left); watermarked with the artist's initials 'RM' (lower left)
ink on paper
6 x 734 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1982.

(viii) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
signed with the artist's initials 'RM' (upper right); watermarked with the artist's initials 'RM' (lower right)
ink on paper
6 x 734 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1982.

(ix) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
signed with the artist's initials 'RM' (upper right); watermarked with the artist's initials 'RM' (lower left)
ink on paper
6 x 734 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1982.

(x) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
signed and watermarked with the artist's initials 'RM RM' (lower left)
ink on paper
6 x 734 in. (15.2 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1982.
Provenance
Dedalus Foundation, New York, 1991
Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2012
Literature
(i) Dublin Harbor, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
C. Glenn and J. Glenn, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbooks, New York, 1988, n.p., pl. 16 (illustrated).
S. Engberg and J. Banach, Robert Motherwell: The Complete Prints, 1940-1991; Catalogue Raisonné, Minneapolis, 2003, p. 51, no. 35 (illustrated).
K. Rogers, Robert Motherwell, Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Two: Drawings, New Haven and London, 2022, p. 474, no. D 1194 (illustrated).

(ii) Molly as Tower, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
C. Glenn and J. Glenn, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbooks, New York, 1988, n.p., pl. 23 (illustrated).
M. Caws, Robert Motherwell: What Art Holds, New York, 1996, pp. xvii and xx (illustrated).
K. Rogers, Robert Motherwell, Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Two: Drawings, New Haven and London, 2022, p. 467, no. D 1181 (illustrated).

(iii) River Liffey, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
C. Glenn and J. Glenn, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbooks, New York, 1988, n.p., pl. 18 (illustrated).
K. Rogers, Robert Motherwell, Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Two: Drawings, New Haven and London, 2022, p. 473, no. D 1193 (illustrated).

(iv) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
G. Drudi, Note romane a Robert Motherwell, Milan, 1984, p. 66 (illustrated as Summer Sketch N.14).
G. Drudi, Robert Motherwell: Notes romaines, Paris, 1988, p. 66 (ilustrated as Summer Sketch N. 14).
C. Glenn and J. Glenn, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbooks, New York, 1988, n.p., pl. 10 (illustrated).
K. Rogers, Robert Motherwell, Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Two: Drawings, New Haven and London, 2022, p. 465, no. D 1177 (illustrated).

(v) Tower Study, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
G. Drudi, Note romane a Robert Motherwell, Milan, 1984, p. 103 (illustrated).
G. Drudi, Robert Motherwell: Notes romaines, Paris, 1988, p. 109 (illustrated).
C. Glenn and J. Glenn, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbooks, New York, 1988, n.p., pl. 5 (illustrated).
K. Rogers, Robert Motherwell, Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Two: Drawings, New Haven and London, 2022, pp. 474-475, no. D 1195 (illustrated).

(vi) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
G. Drudi, Note romane a Robert Motherwell, Milan, 1984, p. 88 (illustrated as Summer Sketch N. 21).
G. Drudi, Robert Motherwell: Notes romaines, Paris, 1988, p. 88 (illustrated as Summer Sketch N. 21).
C. Glenn and J. Glenn, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbooks, New York, 1988, n.p., pl. 13 (illustrated).
K. Rogers, Robert Motherwell, Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Two: Drawings, New Haven and London, 2022, p. 468, no. D 1184 (illustrated).

(vii) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
G. Drudi, Note romane a Robert Motherwell, Milan, 1984, p. 87 (illustrated as Summer Sketch N. 13).
G. Drudi, Robert Motherwell: Notes romaines, Paris, 1988, p. 87 (illustrated as Summer Sketch N. 13).
C. Glenn and J. Glenn, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbooks, New York, 1988, n.p., pl. 20 (illustrated).
K. Rogers, Robert Motherwell, Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Two: Drawings, New Haven and London, 2022, p. 464, no. D 1176 (illustrated).

(viii) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
C. Glenn and J. Glenn, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbooks, New York, 1988, n.p., pl. 7 (illustrated).
K. Rogers, Robert Motherwell, Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Two: Drawings, New Haven and London, 2022, p. 466, no. D 1179 (illustrated).

(ix) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
C. Glenn and J. Glenn, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbooks, New York, 1988, n.p., pl. 8 (illustrated).
K. Rogers, Robert Motherwell, Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Two: Drawings, New Haven and London, 2022, p. 461, no. D 1170 (illustrated).

(x) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
G. Drudi, Note romane a Robert Motherwell, Milan, 1984, p. 86 (illustrated as Summer Sketch N.9).
G. Drudi, Robert Motherwell: Notes romaines, Paris, 1988, p. 86 (illustrated as Summer Sketch N. 9.).
C. Glenn and J. Glenn, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbooks, New York, 1988, n.p., pl. 14 (illustrated).
K. Rogers, Robert Motherwell, Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume Two: Drawings, New Haven and London, 2022, p. 462, no. D 1172 (illustrated).
Exhibited
(i) Dublin Harbor, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
New York, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, Cooper Union, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode, November-December 1988, no. 23.
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Selected Drawings, February-March 1989.
Barcelona, Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Motherwell, November 1996-January 1997, p. 210-211, no. 64 (illustrated).
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: A Dialogue with Literature, April-May 2001, p. 99, no. 72 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Themes and Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook, November-December 2002, no. 1.
Leverkusen, Germany, Museum Morsbroich, Motherwell, October 2004-January 2005, p. 129 (illustrated).

(ii) Molly as Tower, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
New York, Visual Arts Museum, School of Visual Arts, Robert Motherwell Drawings, March-April 1983, no. 32.
New York, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, Cooper Union, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode, November-December 1988, no. 17.
New York, Knoedler & Company, Robert Motherwell: From the Studio, April-June 1991, no. 25.
Barcelona, Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Motherwell, November 1996-January 1997, p. 218-219, no. 68 (illustrated).
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: A Dialogue with Literature, April-May 2001, p. 93, no. 62 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Themes and Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook, November-December 2002, no. 1.
Leverkusen, Germany, Museum Morsbroich, Motherwell, October 2004-January 2005, p. 128 (illustrated).

(iii) River Liffey, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
New York, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, Cooper Union, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode, November-December 1988, no. 21.
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Selected Drawings, February-March 1989.
Barcelona, Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Motherwell, November 1996-January 1997, pp. 220-221, no. 69 (illustrated).
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: A Dialogue with Literature, April-May 2001, p. 99, no. 71 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Themes and Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook, November-December 2002, no. 1.
Leverkusen, Germany, Museum Morsbroich, Motherwell, October 2004-January 2005, p. 128 (illustrated).

(iv) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
New York, Visual Arts Museum, School of Visual Arts, Robert Motherwell Drawings, March-April 1983, no. 29.
New York, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, Cooper Union, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode, November-December 1988, no. 10.
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: A Dialogue with Literature, April-May 2001, p. 92, no. 60 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Themes and Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook, November-December 2002, no. 1.

(v) Tower Study, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
New York, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, Cooper Union, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode, November-December 1988, no. 24.
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Selected Drawings, February-March 1989.
Barcelona, Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Motherwell, November 1996-January 1997, pp. 224-225, no. 71 (illustrated).
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: A Dialogue with Literature, April-May 2001, p. 100, no. 73 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Themes and Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook, November-December 2002, no. 1.
Leverkusen, Germany, Museum Morsbroich, Motherwell, October 2004-January 2005, p. 129 (illustrated).

(vi) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
New York, Visual Arts Museum, School of Visual Arts, Robert Motherwell Drawings, March-April 1983, no. 34.
New York, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, Cooper Union, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode, November-December 1988, no. 8.
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: A Dialogue with Literature, April-May 2001, p. 94, no. 64 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Themes and Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook, November-December 2002, no. 1.

(vii) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
New York, Visual Arts Museum, School of Visual Arts, Robert Motherwell Drawings, March-April 1983, no 28.
New York, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, Cooper Union, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode, November-December 1988, no. 15.
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Selected Drawings, February-March 1989.
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: A Dialogue with Literature, April-May 2001, p. 92, no. 59 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Themes and Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook, November-December 2002, no. 1.

(viii) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
New York, Visual Arts Museum, School of Visual Arts, Robert Motherwell Drawings, March-April 1983, no 31.
New York, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, Cooper Union, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode, November-December 1988, no. 6.
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Selected Drawings, February-March 1989.
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: A Dialogue with Literature, April-May 2001, p. 93, no. 61 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Themes and Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook, November-December 2002, no. 1.
Leverkusen, Germany, Museum Morsbroich, Motherwell, October 2004-January 2005, p. 127 (illustrated).

(ix) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
New York, Visual Arts Museum, School of Visual Arts, Robert Motherwell Drawings, March-April 1983, no. 23.
New York, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, Cooper Union, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode, November-December 1988, no. 7.
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Selected Drawings, February-March 1989.
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: A Dialogue with Literature, April-May 2001, p. 89, no. 55 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Themes and Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook, November-December 2002, no. 1.

(x) Untitled, from the Dedalus Sketchbook
New York, Visual Arts Museum, School of Visual Arts, Robert Motherwell Drawings, March-April 1983, no. 24.
New York, Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, Cooper Union, Robert Motherwell: The Dedalus Sketchbook and Other Works in the Joycean Mode, November-December 1988, no. 11.
New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Selected Drawings, February-March 1989.
Munich, Galerie Bernd Klüser, Robert Motherwell: A Dialogue with Literature, April-May 2001, p. 90, no. 56 (illustrated).
Los Angeles, Manny Silverman Gallery, Robert Motherwell: Themes and Variations Including the Dedalus Sketchbook, November-December 2002, no. 1.
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