Robert Motherwell, Three Figures, 1989, Lithograph
Auction Date: June 17, 2022
Sold for: $3,382
Lot: 5068
(American, 1915 - 1991),
Three Figures, 1989,
lithograph in colors,
sheet: 55.5 x 40 inches, framed: 65.5 x 48 inches,
signed in pencil and numbered 33/80 (total edition includes 20 artists proofs), on Somerset mould-made paper, with the blindstamp of the printer and publisher, Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, lower right.
Literature: Belknap 426 Engberg Banach 489
Condition: Nice large work. Float framed, not laid down or trimmed. The work is uniformly faded. The red should be a bright red instead of the faded red that it is now. The work was on a wall in its former owners home that received light all over the entire print everyday. Thats why the fading is uniform instead of a small section on the right side, or a small section at the top, etc. Because of the size of the work, we are unable to take it out of the frame to check if the materials used inside the frame are all acid free. But, by the way the piece is framed under plexiglass it does look like they used acid free materials. Besides the uniform fading of the red, there are no other visible issues apparent of any kind.