id:			287281
accession number:	2016.631
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.631
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:50.679000

Beside the Sea No. 17, 1962. Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991). Oil on paper; sheet: 74.1 x 58.2 cm (29 3/16 x 22 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis in memory of Harvey Buchanan and Penelope Draper Buchanan 2016.631 ©  Dedalus Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

title:				Beside the Sea No. 17
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creation date:			1962
creation date earliest:		1962
creation date latest:		1962
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis in memory of Harvey Buchanan and Penelope Draper Buchanan
copyright:			©  Dedalus Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

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culture:	America
technique:	Oil on paper
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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catalogue raisonne: Flam, Rogers, Clifford III.473.W140

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CREATORS

* Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 74.1 x 58.2 cm (29 3/16 x 22 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Upper right, in graphite: RM 62; lower center, greasy black medium: Motherwell [partially painted over]; lower right corner, in graphite: 17; Inscription on back of frame (on backing board), in red marker: Holo [?; text partially covered by tape] No. 342 \ oil [circled] \ "Beside the Sea, #17" \ Robert Motherwell \ 1962; typed on paper adhered to backing board: 9447 / Motherwell / Beside the Sea No. 17, 1962 / Oil 29 x 23”
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Solo exhibitions: Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, December 1962, ca. no. 33 (on checklist; not in catalogue). Group Exhibitions: Art Institute of Chicago, January 1963, ca. no. 61. Cleveland Museum of Art, 1972, cat. no. 70', 'opening_date': '1962-12-01T00:00:00'}

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