Robert Motherwell

Afternoon in Barcelona

1958

Two large black vertical shapes frame a central white-and-orange triangular form against a brown background.
Two large black vertical shapes frame a central white-and-orange triangular form against a brown background.

Robert Motherwell, Afternoon in Barcelona, 1958. Acrylic and oil on canvas, overall: 54 1/16 × 72 1/16 in. (137.3 × 183 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Robert and Jane Meyerhoff 79.35. © Dedalus Foundation, Inc. / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Date
1958

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic and oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 54 1/16 × 72 1/16 in. (137.3 × 183 cm)

Accession number
79.35

Credit line
Gift of Robert and Jane Meyerhoff

Rights and reproductions
© Dedalus Foundation, Inc. / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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