
Black with No Way Out
"Black with No Way Out" is a lithograph in colors by Robert Motherwell, created on TGL handmade paper as a full sheet impression. The work exemplifies Motherwell's signature gestural abstraction, combining bold black forms with chromatic elements to create a composition that balances painterly spontaneity with formal restraint. The title suggests psychological and emotional dimensions typical of Motherwell's Abstract Expressionist practice, where visual language conveys existential and emotional content through non representational means.
- Medium
- Lithograph in colors, on TGL handmade paper, the full sheet.
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
Notes
Literature: Tyler Graphics 434; Siri Engberg and Joan Banach 313
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions & Works on Paper
February 7, 2026
Estimate: $12,000 – $18,000
Sold: $12,255
Lot 146
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