Gauloises Bleues

Prints and Drawings

1968

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

The beautiful Gauloises cigarette package inspired Motherwell to employ it as a motif in numerous prints and collages throughout his long career.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Robert Motherwell
Title: Gauloises Bleues
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.: 1968
Medium: Aquatint in cream, with collage of Gauloises cigarette label, laid down on white wove paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 24.9 × 13.7 cm (9 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 56.5 × 36 cm (22 1/4 × 14 3/16 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: 1982.851

Belknap 33

Sparks 4 artist’s proof

Engberg 59 artist’s proof

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