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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. Marilyn Bridges

    Geometrics, OK, from the Heightened Perspectives series, 1987

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  3. Tile Photograph 7 by James Welling, Image 2.

    James Welling

    Tile Photograph 7, 1985

    Gelatin silver print mounted to board

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  4. Plate 11 (from Graceland) by William Eggleston, Image 2.

    William Eggleston

    Plate 11 (from Graceland), 1983-1984

    Dye transfer print

    14 x 22 in (35.56 x 55.88 cm)

  5. Paper Piece IV by Richard Howard Hunt, Image 1.

    Richard Howard Hunt

    Paper Piece IV, 1978

    Handmade paper

    16.5 x 20.75 in (41.91 x 52.71 cm)

  6. Untitled by Richard Howard Hunt, Image 1.

    Richard Howard Hunt

    Untitled, 1974

    Lithograph on paper

    13.75 x 11 in (34.93 x 27.94 cm)

  7. Small January 1973: 3 by Patrick Heron, Image 1.

    Patrick Heron

    Small January 1973: 3, 1973

    Screenprint on paper

    19.625 x 23.125 in (49.85 x 58.74 cm)

  8. Woman by Ruth Ava Lyons, Image 1.

    Ruth Ava Lyons

    Woman, No date

    Lithograph on paper

    30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.88 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.