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Poet I

A work made of lithograph in black on white wove paper.

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on white wove paper.

Date:

1962

Artist:

Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991)
printed by Robert Blackburn (American, 1920-2003)
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Robert Motherwell

Title

Poet I

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.

Made 1961–1962

Medium

Lithograph in black on white wove paper

Inscriptions

Signed recto lower right, below image, in graphite: "Robert Motherwell”; inscribed lower left, in graphite: “proof”; blind stamp lower left: “ULAE”

Dimensions

76.2 × 56.9 cm (30 × 22 7/16 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

1982.847

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