{"product_id":"robert-motherwell-basque-suite-screenprint-1973","title":"ROBERT MOTHERWELL \"BASQUE SUITE\" SCREENPRINT, 1971","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/robert-motherwell\"\u003eRobert Motherwell\u003c\/a\u003e (1915-1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of abstract painters that radically defined Modern painting in America and established New York City as the new center of the art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA central figure in American Abstract Expressionism, his work combined spontaneous gesture with a deep engagement with European modernism, literature, and history. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotherwell was the unofficial spokesman of the New York School, writing, editing a journal and lecturing on behalf of the movement, his fellow artists, and the merits of abstraction. \u003c\/span\u003eHe continually experimented with printmaking, using the medium to extend the vocabulary of his paintings and drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMotherwell is one of the most experimental and courageous printmakers of the 20th century, always searching for new techniques to express or expand his ideas and aesthetic. The \"Basque Suite\" is one of his earliest forays into screenprinting, and the results are iconic and moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe works combine bold black forms with vivid fields of colour, allowing dense areas of ink to interact with open passages of paper. The title refers to the distinctive Basque language, whose compound structure provided a conceptual parallel for Motherwell’s layered compositions. The images were created by printing over a base image Motherwell had made in 1967, resulting in complex compositions built through successive layers of colour and gesture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotherwell’s full \"\u003c\/span\u003eBasque Suite\"\u003cspan\u003e is represented in major public collections, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/artworks\/motherwell-the-basque-suite-65429\"\u003ethe Tate\u003c\/a\u003e, London, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this artwork? \u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e or call +1.416.704.1720.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Basque Suite: Untitled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSA, 1971\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScreenprint on J.B. Green paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned \"RM\" in pencil lower right; signed \"Motherwell\" in screen upper left\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumbered \"20\/150\" in pencil lower right; workshop stamp reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom an edition of 150\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePublished by Marlborough Graphics, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted by Chris Prater, Kelpra Studio, London\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e41\"H 28.25\"W (sheet)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance: The Dedalus Foundation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCatalogue Raisonné: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dedalusfoundation.org\/robert-motherwell\/catalogues-raisonne\/prints-editioned-works\/view\/cr-88-the-basque-suite-untitled\/\"\u003eCR 88\u003c\/a\u003e (Concordance B 59)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Motherwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67609418399980,"sku":"10-19x09-26","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Robert-Motherwell-Basque-Print-Green_01.jpg?v=1790885758","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/robert-motherwell-basque-suite-screenprint-1973","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}