Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper (BERNARD JACOBSO)

Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper (BERNARD JACOBSO)

Robert Motherwell (1915–91) was a major figure in the birth and development of Abstract Expressionism and the youngest member of the "New York School," a term he coined. His career spanned five decades during which time he created some of the most iconic images of the twentieth century. <I>Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper</I> was published to accompany an exhibition dedicated exclusively to the artist's works on paper. In his extensive essay, Sam Cornish discusses drawings from the <I>Lyric Suite</I>, a group of works from the <I>Beside the Sea</I> series and a selection of works based upon James Joyce's <I>Ulysses</I>. Further main themes in the artist's oeuvre are covered, from the 1940s to the 1980s, including <I>Elegy</I> and <I>Je t'aime</I> as well as automatism drawings and work from the <I>Drunk with Turpentine</I>, <I>Gesture</I> and <I>Open</I> series.