ROBERT MOTHERWELL "UNTITLED (VERTICAL)" AQUATINT, 1973Robert Motherwell (1915 1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined abstraction and established New York City as the center of the art world for the second half of the 20th century. Motherwell was the unofficial spokesman of the New York School, writing and editing a journal, and lecturing on behalf of the movement, his fellow artists, and the merits of

people of color

Hotel La Louisiane

and the body as a political battleground

he was commissioned by David Mirvish to create the Royal Alexandra portfolio in celebration of the theatre's 100-year anniversary

"Earth Birth" depicts a woman intertwined with the natural world

While the location is normally bustling with tourists and locals and is flanked by a number of luxury boutiques

Although the artist encountered a lot of interference with his pending designs due to copyright of the team's logos and from other TTC bigwigs (who insisted that the player be depicted wearing helmets) the ambitious and impressive public art project finally debuted to great fanfare in April 1985

His works can be found in museums including the Guggenheim

This is a rare opportunity to acquire an affordable

copper wire

soaring cypress trees stretch toward the moon

this portfolio would be an impressive addition to any Katz enthusiast's collection