Robert Motherwell

American (Aberdeen, Washington, 1915 - 1991, Provincetown, Massachusetts)

Elegy to the Spanish Republic, No. 57

1957-1960
painting | oil on canvas
On view in the museum, second floor
Elegy to the Spanish Republic, No. 57
84 in. x 109 1/8 in. (213.36 cm x 277.18 cm)
Acquired 1994
Collection SFMOMA
Purchase through a gift of Phyllis Wattis and gift of Gardiner Hempel
© Dedalus Foundation, Inc. / Licensed by VAGA, New York
94.383
Keywords

white, black, shapes, ovals, ellipses, bold, Abstract Expressionism


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