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Robert Motherwell — Blue Gesture (walker Art Center 430)
Robert Motherwell

Blue Gesture (walker Art Center 430)

Robert Motherwell's *Blue Gesture* is a striking lithograph and linoleum cut printed in bold black and blue, created in 1988 as part of the *Octavio Paz Suite*. This limited edition work, numbered 13/50 and initialed by the artist in pencil, is printed on delicate chine appliqué with an Arches wove support, reflecting Motherwell's masterful engagement with printmaking techniques. Produced by Trestle Editions Limited and published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, the piece exemplifies the artist's signature gestural abstraction and his longstanding dialogue between visual art and poetry.

Medium
Lithograph and linoleum cut printed in black and blue, 1988, initialed in pencil and numbered 13/50 (total edition includes ten artist's proofs), from Octavio Paz Suite, on chine appliqué with an Arches wove support, printed by Trestle Editions Limited, published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, unframed

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November 30, 2018

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Robert Motherwell, Blue Gesture (walker Art Center 430)

Robert Motherwell's *Blue Gesture* is a striking lithograph and linoleum cut printed in bold black and blue, created in 1988 as part of the *Octavio Paz Suite*. This limited edition work, numbered 13/50 and initialed by the artist in pencil, is printed on delicate chine appliqué with an Arches wove support, reflecting Motherwell's masterful engagement with printmaking techniques. Produced by Trestle Editions Limited and published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, the piece exemplifies the artist's signature gestural abstraction and his longstanding dialogue between visual art and poetry.

Medium
Lithograph and linoleum cut printed in black and blue, 1988, initialed in pencil and numbered 13/50 (total edition includes ten artist's proofs), from Octavio Paz Suite, on chine appliqué with an Arches wove support, printed by Trestle Editions Limited, published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, unframed
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Limited Edition Print, Male Artist, Established Master, Chine Appliqué, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural Abstraction, Late 20th Century, Suite Series, Lithograph And Linoleum Cut, Black And Blue

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Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Kyle Stewart