Robert Motherwell 2015

ROBERT MOTHERWELL A Centenary Exhibition

J erald Melberg Gallery is pleased to present Robert Motherwell: A Centenary Exhibition, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the famed American artist’s birth. The exhibition features collages, paintings and prints highlighting several of the artist’s hallmark styles and periods. R obert Motherwell (1915-1991) was one of the youngest members of the New York School, as well as one of the founders of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Well-educated and highly intellectual, Motherwell was also the leading spokesman for that generation of artists. Like other Abstract Expressionists, Motherwell rejected conventional realism. Instead he was interested in exploring a reality that went beyond the recognizable image.

T his exhibition will travel to Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in Asheville, NC from September 4 through December 31, 2015.

Robert Motherwell, 1969 Photo by Dan Rudnick

Cover: RUNNING ELEGY 1983 Lift-Ground Etching and Aquatint on Georges Duchene Hawthorne of Larroque Handmade Paper 11 3/4 x 28 1/2 inches (plate) 18 1/2 x 35 5/8 inches CR303

ROBERT MOTHERWELL A Cent enary Exh i b i t i on

June 27 - August 29, 2015

625 South Sharon Amity Road Charlotte, NC 28211 704.365.3000 gallery@jeraldmelberg.com www.jeraldmelberg.com

THE RED AND BLACK NO. 48 1987-88 Oil-Based Etching Ink, Pasted Papers and Aquatint on Paper 31 1/2 x 25 inches C807

THE RED AND BLACK NO. 6 1987-88 Oil-Based Etching Ink, Pasted Papers and Aquatint on Paper 31 1/2 x 25 inches C765

UNTITLED 1982 Acrylic, Pasted Paper and Graphite on Paper 28 7/8 x 22 7/8 inches C674

GESTURE SERIES NO. 8 1971 Acrylic on Canvas Paper Mounted on Board 19 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches W380

GESTURE SERIES NO. 12 1971 Acrylic on Canvas Paper Mounted on Board 19 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches W384

UNTITLED (OCHRE, BLACK, GREEN) 1968 Acrylic and Charcoal on Paper 30 3/4 x 22 inches W268

I.H. SERIES NO. 19 1970 Ink over Lithograph on Paper 22 x 17 inches D70-634

UNTITLED (GREY, PINK, GREEN, BLUE) 1972 Acrylic and Crayon on Paperboard 20 x 15 inches W395

UNTITLED (OPEN) 1971 Acrylic and Charcoal on Paper 12 x 16 inches W365

DRUNK WITH TURPENTINE NO. 49 1979 Oil on Paper 20 x 16 inches W577

DRUNK WITH TURPENTINE NO. 14 1979 Oil and Oil Stain on Board 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches W551

UNTITLED (FIGURE) 1976 Hand Painted Ink on Monotype Ground 30 x 22 1/4 inches

BLACK GESTURE ON BROWN (from the Elan Series) 1977 Hand Painted Ink on Monotype Ground 30 x 22 1/2 inches

UNTITLED 1978 India Ink on Mylar 13 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches D78-2175

UNTITLED c. 1980 Ink and Crayon on Paper 11 x 13 3/4 inches D80-2649

UNTITLED 1976 Ink on Paper 6 3/4 x 10 inches D76-1063

UNTITLED 1976 Ink on Paper 10 x 14 inches D76-1047

UNTITLED (from the Dedalus Sketchbooks) 1983 Ink on Paper 7 x 10 1/8 inches D83-2912

UNTITLED (from the Dedalus Sketchbooks) 1982 Ink on Paper 6 x 7 3/4 inches D82-2719

UNTITLED (from the Joyce Sketchbook) 1985 Ink and China Marker on Paper 3 x 5 inches D85-3188

UNTITLED (from the Joyce Sketchbook) 1985 China Marker on Paper 3 x 5 inches D85-3164

UNTITLED (from the Joyce Sketchbook) 1985 Ink Wash and China Marker on Paper 3 x 5 inches D85-3205

UNTITLED (from the Joyce Sketchbook) 1985 Ink and China Marker on Paper 3 x 5 inches D85-3198

OPEN FORMS (from the Joyce Sketchbook) 1985 Ink on Paper 3 x 5 inches D85-3176

UNTITLED (from the Joyce Sketchbook) 1985 Graphite and Ink Wash on Paper 3 x 5 inches D85-3186

UNTITLED (from the Joyce Sketchbook) 1985 Ink and Wash on Paper 5 x 7 inches D85-3196

ULYSSES 1988 Etching on Johannot Paper Suite of 22 Prints 13 x 10 inches (each, paper) CR#446-467

THE POET’S EYE 1990 Aquatint and Carborundum on Whatman Paper 25 1/2 x 31 1/8 inches CR#493

ORANGE LYRIC 1989 Carborundum Aquatint on German Etching Paper 27 x 32 inches CR#477

ALPHABET SERIES 1986 Aquatint, Lift-Ground Etching and Aquatint, and Collage 37 x 28 inches CR#375 (I)

MEXICAN NIGHT II 1984 Aquatint, Lift-Ground Etching and Aquatint on Whatman Paper 25 x 24 inches CR#348

IRISH SUITE #1-#8 1990 Etching on Twinrocker May Linen Paper Suite of 8 Prints 17 x 15 inches (each, paper) CR#507-514

RITE OF PASSAGE I 1980 Lithograph on White Tyler Graphics Ltd. (TGL) Handmade Paper 25 3/8 x 29 3/4 inches CR#248

RITE OF PASSAGE III 1980 Lithograph and Chine Applique 24 1/2 x 34 inches CR#250

BLACK GESTURE ON COPPER GROUND 1981 Aquatint, Lift-Ground Etching and Aquatint on German Etching Paper 39 1/8 x 20 3/4 inches CR#276

PRIMAL SIGN VI (MOSS) 1981 Aquatint, Lift-Ground Etching and Aquatint on Arches Cover Paper 33 1/2 x 25 3/4 inches CR#281

AUSTRALIAN STONE 1984 Aquatint, Lift-Ground Etching and Aquatint, Chine Colle 23 1/2 x 30 inches CR#344

RED SEA II 1979 Aquatint, Lift-Ground Etching 23 7/8 x 20 inches CR#242

SPANISH ELEGY II 1975 Lithograph on Cream HMP Handmade Paper 22 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches CR#175

BARCELONA ELEGY TO THE SPANISH REPUBLIC 1991 Etching and Aquatint on German Etching Paper 26 3/4 x 32 3/4 inches CR#533

ESPANA 1990 Etching and Carborundum on Georges Duchene Hawthorne of Larroque Paper 24 x 32 1/4 inches CR#496

SEASIDE STUDIO 1990 Aquatint and Etching on Whatman Paper 31 1/2 x 27 3/4 inches CR#495

LYRIC SUITE: BLEEDING BLACK NO. 1 1965 Black Ink with Orange Bleed on Rice Paper 11 x 9 inches D65-1805

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Dark Blue and Black Ink on Rice Paper 11 x 9 inches D65-1755

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Black Ink with Orange Bleed on Rice Paper 9 x 11 inches D65-205

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Black Ink with Orange Bleed on Rice Paper 9 x 11 inches D65-1670

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Black Ink with Orange Bleed and Royal Blue Ink on Rice Paper 11 x 9 inches D65-1860

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Black Ink with Orange Bleed on Rice Paper 11 x 9 inches D65-1795

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Black Ink with Orange Bleed on Rice Paper 11 x 9 inches D65-1683

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Black Ink with Orange Bleed on Rice Paper 9 x 11 inches D65-1811

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Black and Dark Blue Ink on Rice Paper 9 x 11 inches D65-1844

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Black Ink on Rice Paper 11 x 9 inches D65-1762

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Black Ink with Orange Bleed on Rice Paper 9 x 11 inches D65-118

LYRIC SUITE 1965 Black Ink with Orange Bleed and Blue Ink on Rice Paper 11 x 9 inches D65-1515

625 South Sharon Amity Road Charlotte, NC 28211 704.365.3000 gallery@jeraldmelberg.com www.jeraldmelberg.com