Study for Shem the Penman #1

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Study for Shem the Penman #1

Robert Motherwell

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Artist: Robert Motherwell
Date: 1972
Movement: abstract expressionism
Medium: Charcoal and synthetic polymer paint on board
Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 11 3/4" (29.8 x 29.8 cm)
Location: The Museum of Modern Art

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Robert Motherwell, Study for Shem the Penman #1, 1972, Charcoal and synthetic polymer paint on board, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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Study for Shem the Penman #1

More works by Robert Motherwell

The Mexican Sketchbook

Untitled from VVV Portfolio

Pancho Villa, Dead and Alive

More abstract expressionism works

Untitled, plate 3 of 9, from the portfolio, Ode à ma mère

Untitled, plate 7 of 9, from the portfolio, Ode à Ma Mère

Unbound plate from Nevelson's World

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Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 1

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Untitled from the series Lyric Suite

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