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Robert Motherwell — Lament for Lorca
Robert Motherwell

Lament for Lorca

Robert Motherwell's *Lament for Lorca* is a striking color lithograph printed on handmade TGL paper, showcasing the artist's signature Abstract Expressionist sensibility through bold, gestural forms and a deeply emotive palette. The work pays homage to the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, reflecting Motherwell's longstanding fascination with Spanish culture and the themes of death, grief, and elegy. Rich blacks and vivid tones interact dynamically across the surface, embodying the raw emotional intensity that defined Motherwell's practice.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on TGL handmade paper, with full margins.

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Evening & Day Editions

October 26, 2016

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Robert Motherwell, Lament for Lorca

Robert Motherwell's *Lament for Lorca* is a striking color lithograph printed on handmade TGL paper, showcasing the artist's signature Abstract Expressionist sensibility through bold, gestural forms and a deeply emotive palette. The work pays homage to the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, reflecting Motherwell's longstanding fascination with Spanish culture and the themes of death, grief, and elegy. Rich blacks and vivid tones interact dynamically across the surface, embodying the raw emotional intensity that defined Motherwell's practice.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on TGL handmade paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Geometric, Dark, Monochrome, Bold, American, Melancholic, Abstract Expressionism, Elegy, Modern, Lithograph

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Kyle Stewart