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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Yellow Flower, St. Barts by Ralph Gibson, Image 1.

    Ralph Gibson

    Yellow Flower, St. Barts, 1991

    Chromogenic print

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  2. Paul by Sigmund Abeles, Image 1.

    Sigmund Abeles

    Paul, 1978

    Lithograph on paper

    29.875 x 22.25 in (75.88 x 56.52 cm)

  3. Saw Whet Owl in Cedar by Bob Timberlake, Image 1.

    Bob Timberlake

    Saw Whet Owl in Cedar, 1977

    Offset Lithograph on paper

    16 x 21 in (40.64 x 53.34 cm)

  4. Peter Beard, Montauk, NY, Social Context by Larry Fink, Image 1.

    Larry Fink

    Peter Beard, Montauk, NY, Social Context, 1977

    Gelatin silver print

    19.875 x 15.875 in (50.48 x 40.32 cm)

  5. Othar Turner, Gravel Springs by William R. Ferris, Image 1.

    William R. Ferris

    Othar Turner, Gravel Springs, 1970

    Gelatin silver print

    17 x 11 in (43.18 x 27.94 cm)

  6. Ceres #18 by Cleve Gray, Image 2.

    Cleve Gray

    Ceres #18, 1967

    Acrylic and silver enamel on duck cloth canvas

    82 x 80 in (208.28 x 203.2 cm)

  7. Jungle by Tobias Schneebaum, Image 1.

    Tobias Schneebaum

    Jungle, c. 1963

    Lithograph on paper

    12.75 x 10 in (32.39 x 25.4 cm)

  8. Standing Boy by Paul Resika, Image 1.

    Paul Resika

    Standing Boy, c. 1960

    Lithograph on paper

    14 x 10 in (35.56 x 25.4 cm)

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About the artist

Robert Motherwell

American

1915–1991

American painter, printmaker, and collage artist. Motherwell studied painting at the California School of Fine Arts, received a BA in philosophy from Stanford University, and studied painting at Harvard and Columbia. Through lectures and publications, he furthered the Abstract Expressionism movement. He was also prominent in the world of poetry and philosophy and forged close friendships with European surrealists. His works feature simple shapes, bold color contrasts, and a dynamic balance between restrained and boldly gestural brushstrokes. They reflect not only art history, philosophy, and contemporary art, but are influenced by his own experiences, contemporary events, and the human conditions of life, death, oppression, and revolution.