Robert Motherwell 1915-1991)

Hen (Fowl)

21 x 17 inches

Black ink and brush & black crayon & graphite on paper

Signed recto, lower right: RM
Signed & inscribed on original backing sheet, now attached:
“Hen”(Fowl), Robert Motherwell, 1952

Exhibitions:
“Robert Motherwell”, April 1-19, 1952, Kootz Gallery, New York City (#15, “Hen”)
“A Motherwell Hen: A Rare Figurative Drawing by Robert Motherwell”, April 18-July 22, 2003, Fred R. Kline Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Provenance:
*Gift from the artist to Geraldine Price, New York City. Note: Geraldine Price was a friend of Motherwell and other artists in NYC during the 1950’s; she moved to Santa Fe circa 1970s where she was active in the arts community for many years; she died circa 1994 in Santa Fe.
*Gift from Geraldine Price to Private Collection, circa 1994
*Private Collection, 1994-2003
*Fred R. Kline Gallery, Santa Fe, 2003

Sold to a distinguished Private Collection.

Fred R. Kline