The French Drawing Block Artist: Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991)

1958

Prints and Drawings

Not on view
Medium

Collage of cover of French drawing paper block, reduced facsimile of Royal Institute of Public Health & Hygiene certificate, coated white paper, beige artist's paper, metal staples, and gray watercolor/ink wash on artist's prepared paperboard

Dimensions

18 × 15 in. (45.7 × 38.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the artist

Accession Number

1963.80.4

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Drawings

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography
  • Phil Patton, "Downtown and In Town," The Harvard Crimson (June 11, 2007),
  • "Recent Gifts and Purchases, January 1–December 31, 1963," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 30, no. 1 (August 1964), 51
Object copyright
© Artist/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
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Additional information

Object/Work type

watercolors

Inscriptions

Verso, in red ink, (on backing of frame) "The French Drawing Block" 1958 Robert Motherwell, St-Jean-de-Luz, France

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