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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Robert Motherwell, Primal Sign IV, 1980
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Robert Motherwell, Primal Sign IV, 1980
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Robert Motherwell

Primal Sign IV, 1980
Aquatint, lift-ground etching and aquatint
Image: 23 x 11 3/4 in (58.42 x 29.85 cm)
Paper: 29 3/4 × 21 in (75.57 x 53.34 cm)
Frame: 37 × 28 1/4 × 1 1/2 in (93.98 x 71.76 x 3.81 cm)
Edition #12/62
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Primal Sign IV (1980) by Robert Motherwell is an abstract print featuring a single gestural black form set against a rich copper-colored ground. Created by one of the leading figures...
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Primal Sign IV (1980) by Robert Motherwell is an abstract print featuring a single gestural black form set against a rich copper-colored ground. Created by one of the leading figures of Abstract Expressionism, the work is significant for its exploration of how meaning emerges through process and for its pivotal place in Motherwell’s printmaking career.
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