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From Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

  1. Institute du Monde Arabe, Paris, 2008, Thursday, November 10, 2011, From the City Stages Portfolio by Matthew Pillsbury, Image 1.

    Matthew Pillsbury

    Institute du Monde Arabe, Paris, 2008, Thursday, November 10, 2011, From the City Stages Portfolio, 2013

    Platinum print

    11.25 x 8.75 in (28.58 x 22.23 cm)

  2. Game, from the series "Hymnal of Dreams" by Elijah Gowin, Image 1.

    Elijah Gowin

    Game, from the series "Hymnal of Dreams", 1999

    Toned gelatin silver print

    16 x 19.875 in (40.64 x 50.48 cm)

  3. Untitled (79-12-2) by Garo Zareh Antreasian, Image 1.

    Garo Zareh Antreasian

    Untitled (79-12-2), 1980

    Lithograph on paper

    18.25 x 15 in (46.36 x 38.1 cm)

  4. Fugue III by William Turnbull, Image 2.

    William Turnbull

    Fugue III, 1971

    Screenprint on paper

    32.375 x 23.25 in (82.23 x 59.06 cm)

  5. St. Lukes Place, NYC by Todd Webb, Image 1.

    Todd Webb

    St. Lukes Place, NYC, 1957

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  6. Jane Ball by Philippe Halsman, Image 1.

    Philippe Halsman

    Jane Ball, 1946

    Gelatin silver print

    10.75 x 8.5 in (27.31 x 21.59 cm)

  7. Arthur Segal

    Untitled, No date

    Woodcut on paper

    11.25 x 15.5 in (28.58 x 39.37 cm)

  8. The Man in the Moon by Gene Merritt, Image 1.

    Gene Merritt

    The Man in the Moon

    Ink on paper

    11.75 x 9 in (29.85 x 22.86 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.