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A la pintura: preface

A work made of aquatint in orange on white wove paper.

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  • A work made of aquatint in orange on white wove paper.

Date:

1969, published 1972

Artist:

Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991)
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Robert Motherwell

Title

A la pintura: preface

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1969

Medium

Aquatint in orange on white wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 40 × 44.8 cm (15 3/4 × 17 11/16 in.); Sheet: 55.6 × 75.5 cm (21 15/16 × 29 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

U.L.A.E. Collection acquired through a challenge grant of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dittmer; purchased with funds provided by supporters of the Department of Prints and Drawings; Centennial Endowment; Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund

Reference Number

1982.862c

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