ROBERT MOTHERWELL Original Art Catalogue Rome 1962

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[MODERN ART]. MOTHERWELL, ROBERT. Collages di Motherwell . Rome: Galleria Odyssia, 1962. First Edition. Original art catalogue issued to accompany an exhibit of collages by Robert Motherwell. Text in Italian, art titles in English. With an essay by Sam Hunter. Illustrated. Paperbound, 7 1/2” x 8 3/4”. Very good plus copy with a bit of use in printed wrappers. Robert Motherwell (1915 - 1991) was an American abstract expressionist painter and printmaker. He originated the term ‘New York School’ and was one of its youngest members, a group which also included Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Philip Guston. His is perhaps best known for his long-running series of paintings "Elegies for the Spanish Republic.” He was once married to fellow abstract expressionist artist Helen Frankenthaler and in 1989 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.