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Robert Motherwell — Ulysses (additional suite of etchings)
Robert Motherwell

Ulysses (additional suite of etchings)

Robert Motherwell's *Ulysses* is a suite of etchings created in collaboration with Arion Press, San Francisco, each impression hand-initialed and numbered 8/40 in pencil, reflecting the intimate, artisanal quality of this limited edition. The works are presented in their original individual paper folders, housed within an elegant blue silk-covered box alongside accompanying edition information, preserving the suite in excellent condition. This additional suite, part of a total edition that included 10 hors commerce impressions, exemplifies Motherwell's commitment to the fine press tradition and his enduring engagement with literary and artistic legacy.

Medium
all signed with initials, and numbered 8/40 in pencil, also numbered in pencil on the title page (there were also 10 hors commerce impressions), published by Arion Press, San Francisco, all in excellent condition, the suite in orginal individual paper folders and contained in original blue silk-covered box with accompanying edition information.
Location
Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT

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Evening & Day Editions

December 12, 2013

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Robert Motherwell, Ulysses (additional suite of etchings)

Robert Motherwell's *Ulysses* is a suite of etchings created in collaboration with Arion Press, San Francisco, each impression hand-initialed and numbered 8/40 in pencil, reflecting the intimate, artisanal quality of this limited edition. The works are presented in their original individual paper folders, housed within an elegant blue silk-covered box alongside accompanying edition information, preserving the suite in excellent condition. This additional suite, part of a total edition that included 10 hors commerce impressions, exemplifies Motherwell's commitment to the fine press tradition and his enduring engagement with literary and artistic legacy.

Medium
all signed with initials, and numbered 8/40 in pencil, also numbered in pencil on the title page (there were also 10 hors commerce impressions), published by Arion Press, San Francisco, all in excellent condition, the suite in orginal individual paper folders and contained in original blue silk-covered box with accompanying edition information.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Male Artist, Etching, Printmaking, Collector Quality, American Artist, Literary Theme, Abstract Expressionism, Limited Edition, Monochromatic, Book Arts, Master Artist

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