Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) Study in Watercolor No. 4, 1968 Acrylic and watercolor on Arches paper 30-3/8 x 22 inches (77.2 x 55.9 cm) Initialed and dated lower left: RM 68 PROVENANCE: Dedalus Foundation, New York, 1991; [With]Manny Silverman, Los Angeles, California, 2002; [With]Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2003; [With]Marlborough Gallery, New York, 2006; Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2008; Thomas Baron, Waukegan, Illinois; Private collection, Chicago, Illinois, gift from the above. EXHIBITED: Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, November 2002, cat. no. 9, as Study in Watercolor #4; Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, and Salt Lake Art Center, "Te Quiero," December 9, 2005-May 31, 2006, cat. no. 1. LITERATURE: J. Flam, K. Rogers and T. Clifford, eds., Robert Motherwell, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Volume 3: Collages and Paintings on Paper and Paperboard, New Haven, 2012, no. W265, p. 515, illustrated in color. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, November 2002, cat. no. 9, as Study in Watercolor #4; Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, and Salt Lake Art Center, "Te Quiero," December 9, 2005-May 31, 2006, cat. no. 1.

Dedalus Foundation, New York, 1991; [With]Manny Silverman, Los Angeles, California, 2002; [With]Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2003; [With]Marlborough Gallery, New York, 2006; Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2008; Thomas Baron, Waukegan, Illinois; Private collection, Chicago, Illinois, gift from the above.

Subtle undulations in sheet. Minor creasing and small tears along deckled edges. Two pinholes in upper corners with subsequent brown staining, likely inherent to production. Floated and frame under acrylic.
Framed Dimensions 39 X 31 Inches