Robert Motherwell

Three Figures Shot
1944

Abstract expressionist painting with black and red ink splatters and lines on a beige paper, featuring a series of interconnected, circular shapes and scribbles that create a dynamic, somewhat chaotic composition. Handwritten text is visible at the top left and top right corners.
Abstract expressionist painting with black and red ink splatters and lines on a beige paper, featuring a series of interconnected, circular shapes and scribbles that create a dynamic, somewhat chaotic composition. Handwritten text is visible at the top left and top right corners.

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Date
1944

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and ink wash on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 14 3/8in. (29.1 × 36.5 cm)

Accession number
81.31

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Burroughs Wellcome Purchase Fund and the National Endowment for the Arts

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

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Robert Motherwell
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