One of the Museum’s most significant holdings is its comprehensive collection of works by Robert Motherwell. Numbering fifty objects—paintings, collages, prints, and sketches—that date from 1941 (the year his career began) to 1990 (the year before his death), this body of work offers a unique opportunity to examine and appreciate the creative range of this major modernist artist. Motherwell, who coined the term “The New York School,” is closely identified with Abstract Expressionism, a movement further represented in the Museum’s collection by works of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko,...
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Robert Motherwell, Open #150 in Black and Cream (Rothko Elegy)Robert Motherwell
Open #150 in Black and Cream (Rothko Elegy), 1970
Acrylic on canvas
69 x 204 1/4 inches
Acquired in 1999
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum purchase, the Friends of Art Endowment Fund
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Open #150 in Black and Cream (Rothko Elegy), 1970
Acrylic on canvas
69 x 204 1/4 inches
Acquired in 1999
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum purchase, the Friends of Art Endowment Fund
Image copyright:
Rights & Reproductions
1970
Robert Motherwell
Robert Motherwell
American, 1915-1991
Acrylic on canvas
69 x 204 1/4 inches

Robert Motherwell, Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 171Robert Motherwell
Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 171, 1988-90
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 168 1/8 inches
Acquired in 1993
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum purchase, The Friends of Art Endowment Fund
Image copyright: © Dedalus Foundation, Inc./Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 171, 1988-90
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 168 1/8 inches
Acquired in 1993
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum purchase, The Friends of Art Endowment Fund
Image copyright: © Dedalus Foundation, Inc./Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Rights & Reproductions
1988-90
Robert Motherwell
Robert Motherwell
American, 1915-1991
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 168 1/8 inches
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Robert Motherwell, Stephen's Iron CrownRobert Motherwell
Stephen's Iron Crown, 1981
Acrylic on oil-sized canvas
88 x 120 1/8 inches
Acquired in 1985
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum purchase, Sid W. Richardson Foundation Endowment Fund
Image copyright: © Dedalus Foundation, Inc./Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Rights & Reproductions
Stephen's Iron Crown, 1981
Acrylic on oil-sized canvas
88 x 120 1/8 inches
Acquired in 1985
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum purchase, Sid W. Richardson Foundation Endowment Fund
Image copyright: © Dedalus Foundation, Inc./Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Rights & Reproductions
1981
Robert Motherwell
Robert Motherwell
American, 1915-1991
Acrylic on oil-sized canvas
88 x 120 1/8 inches






