Robert Motherwell
Primordial Sketch #8

Primordial Sketch #8

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Primordial Sketch #8
Primordial Sketch #8
ArtistAmerican, 1915–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Primordial Sketch #8
Date1975
PlaceUnited States
MediumAcrylic on canvasboard
Dimensions8 × 19 15/16 in. (20.3 × 50.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation and the Dedalus Foundation
Object number2001.614
Not on view

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ProvenancePurchased by MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art, " Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 15, 2005 - October 15, 2005.

"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Brown Foundation Gallery, December 8, 2007-March 2, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on verso center: " 'PRIMORDIAL SKETCH / #8' / 1975 / INV. #p75.1350 A1"
Labels on verso: "A5", "OLLENDORFF FINE ARTS...", "MUSEO / RUFINO / TAMAYO...Mexico..."

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